video Preservationists race to save Antarctica's original outposts Andrea James

shipwreck Expedition will hunt for Ernest Shackleton's lost ship in 2019 Seamus Bellamy

documentaries Short documentary about Kharkovchanka, huge Antarctic off-road vehicles made by the Soviets Rob Beschizza

dinosaurs Largest known soft-shell reptile egg discovered in Antarctica Thom Dunn

animals King Penguin poop is rich in laughing gas David Pescovitz

climate Greenland and Antarctica melting 6x faster than in 1990s: NASA Xeni Jardin

coronavirus CDC coronavirus "daily update" site takes the weekend off Rob Beschizza

Environment Antarctica reaches 20º C (68º F), highest recorded temp ever on icy continent Xeni Jardin

Science What does a big chunk of ice sound like being dropped down a 450 foot hole in Antarctica? You can't image how cool! Gareth Branwyn

Environment Antarctica: Hottest temperature ever recorded, 65º F / 18.3º C Xeni Jardin

Science CLIMATE: 2019 was hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA report Xeni Jardin

biology Interactive online tour of Antarctica's microworld from science hacker Ariel Waldman David Pescovitz

climate change This penguin escaping from a cracking glacier is an edge-of-your-seat thriller Thom Dunn

Antarctica Our friend Ariel Waldman spent 5 weeks in Antarctica looking for extremophiles, and made a video series about it Mark Frauenfelder

Bird's eye views Aerial photos of sea-salt flats Clive Thompson

Science NASA is going to Europa David Pescovitz

dire penguins Fossilized remains of human-sized "monster" penguin unearthed Rob Beschizza

Science Global sea levels could rise 6 feet by year 2100, twice as high as previous estimates Xeni Jardin

music Herbie Hancock's killer original music for the Fat Albert TV special (1969) David Pescovitz