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

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

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

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

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

Science Manhattan-sized hole opens up under Antarctic glacier Xeni Jardin

DIY The surgeon who removed his own appendix David Pescovitz

Science Antarctica: Scientist stabs colleague who kept spoiling the endings of books for him Rob Beschizza

NASA NASA photo of incredibly odd rectangular iceberg David Pescovitz

Science Hear the eerily beautiful song of the Antarctic ice shelf David Pescovitz

music New music video for Thom Yorke's "Hands off the Antarctic" from Greenpeace David Pescovitz

Science How to cook and eat a gourmet meal in Antarctica Xeni Jardin

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

climate change Coldest temperature ever recorded makes Earth "almost like another planet" Carla Sinclair

Science Watch how timelapse footage revealed the secrets of penguin huddling Andrea James

Science Scientists in Antarctica watch the movie that inspired The Thing, every year. Seamus Bellamy