Once the system is operational, the egg will be a very expensive seismometer.
"Antarctica"
A Coast Guard cutter has reached the planet’s southernmost navigable waters, setting a new record
Almost 25 years ago to the day, the Polar Star’s sister ship set the previous record.
Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, a study finds
Researchers estimate that soot, or black carbon, pollution in the most popular and accessible part of Antarctica is causing an extra inch of snowpack shrinkage every year.
Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker returns to Antarctica to resupply American scientists
Each year, the crew maneuvers the nearly 400-foot, 13,000-ton icebreaker to cut a channel to McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program’s logistics hub.
New icebreaker won’t have much time for the Arctic, says Coast Guard boss
The Coast Guard expects to launch the first of three new icebreakers in 2024. But don’t expect to see much of it in Alaska.
‘How much, how fast?’ Alaska researchers ask of melting Antarctic glacier
“The report that triggered this proposal call originally had a title that I think was quite catching. It asked ‘how much, how fast?’ ” researcher Martin Truffer said. “And that’s really the question here.”
Ask a Climatologist: We know it’s bad in the Arctic, what about the Antarctic?
This week, we’re responding to a listener who asked whether it’s true that sea ice in Antarctic waters has been generally increasing, while Arctic sea ice has seen dramatic declines.
An Ice Shelf Is Cracking In Antarctica, But Not For The Reason You Think
Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf is about to lose an iceberg the size of Delaware. Scientists gathering in the U.K. are scratching their heads about why it’s cracking off.
Buzz Aldrin medically evacuated from Antarctica
The second man to walk on the moon fell ill during a trip to the South Pole and is being flown to New Zealand. Aldrin is 86 years old.
Nations Agree To Establish World’s Largest Marine Reserve In Antarctica
At 600,000 square miles, the sanctuary covers an area twice the size of Texas and is known as polar “Garden of Eden.” This unanimous agreement is the result of years of negotiations.