A Father’s Fame, a Son’s Obsession and the Mystery of Flag No. 98 Admiral Richard E. Byrd was once one of the most famous men in the world. His son was determined to preserve his legacy.
Can $500 Million Save This Glacier? A bold engineering project might show a way to slow sea-level rise — and bring new imagination to the fight against climate change.
This Antarctic Octopus Has a Warning About Rising Sea Levels A huge ice sheet appears to have melted about 120,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to those on Earth today, according to a DNA study that mapped octopus movements.
Bird Flu Is Still Causing Havoc. Here’s The Latest. The virus, which recently reached the Antarctic region for the first time, is surging again in North America.
A City-Size Iceberg Is Moving Out of Antarctic Waters Next up, a yearslong ramble through the Southern Ocean and, eventually, a big melt.