Rusty-red-colored liquid seeping from an Antarctic glacier reveals hint of microbes trapped underneath for thousands of years
The Dark and Mushy Side of A Frozen Continent
Researchers are uncovering a wetter world under the Antarctic ice than they ever imagined. But it’s far from clear which life forms call this extreme environment home.
The Plan to Unlock Lake Vostok
After a 6-year pause to consider the risks of environmental contamination, a Russian research team will resume drilling through the Antarctic ice.
Architecture for the South
A string of buildings reminiscent of a caterpillar on skis has won a design competition for a new science center in Antarctica
Glaciers Experience Shrinkage
Antarctic Peninsula glaciers are in retreat, according to the first comprehensive survey of the continent’s largest peninsula. The effect parallels the rise in air temperatures on the peninsula over the same period and hints at what might happen to glaciers elsewhere if the world continues to warm. The Antarctic Peninsula, the continent’s long arm that [...]
