Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Avian Flu Is Rapidly Spreading Across Antarctica
Avian flu has wreaked havoc in other parts of the world. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, the United ...
Green Matters on MSN2d
Scientists in Disbelief After Spotting a Rare Whale Carcass at the Bottom of Antarctic Ocean
The carcass, reduced to a bony skeleton, measured about 6.5 feet and was surrounded by crawling creatures that fed on its ...
Avian Flu is Tearing Through the Antarctic Peninsula
"The great advantage of Antarctica is that one never gets ill," said Robert Scott. A lot can change in 100 years, and H5N1 is ...
Green Matters on MSN3d
Antarctica Has One Place Where Ships Can Sail Directly Into The Center of an Active Volcano
First look at the island may offer the picture of a dead caldera but a closer look reveals that the caldera actually holds a ...
In Antarctica, Canadian scientists have a 'momentous' chance to learn more about climate change
Studies on Antarctica have documented how temperatures, glaciers, oceans and wildlife are reacting to the warming ...
The scientific community is concerned after the discovery of a strange marine species that reveals the fragility of the Antarctic ecosystem
A new species of Antarctic fish has been discovered that highlights how fragile the underwater ecosystem really is.
Great Explorers: Nordenskjold, Larsen, and the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
In the end, in the dark, it all came down to three things — experience, good judgment in the face of uncertainty, and penguin ...
Satellites Capture the Hidden Forces Shaping the Sky Over Remote Volcanoes
Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...
Swimmer Lewis Pugh braves near-freezing waters to protect them
He was a world-class endurance athlete, and then Pugh decided he could use attention-grabbing swims to persuade governments to think differently about marine ecosystems.
Social media is driving Antarctica's tourism boom, but scientists are worried
Social media offers influencers more and more platforms to spread their Antarctic experiences, he says, meaning it is ever ...
Time Out2d
For R290 000 you can cruise from Cape Town to Antarctica
Cruise line Swan Hellenic has now opened bookings for its 2026/27 Antarctic cruise season. And while most cruises to ...
VTDigger1d
From Vermont to Antarctica, Shavonna Bent charts a course to a PhD in Chemical Oceanography
Shavonna Bent of Braintree knew from childhood visits to Woods Hole Science Aquarium in Falmouth, MA that she wanted to find a way to get on board its research ship. With the help of a VSAC counselor ...