Winter Storm Fern begins dangerous sweep across US

A major winter storm was forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice to tens of millions of Americans across two ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Penguins That Thrive—and the Ones Left Behind—as Antarctica Warms

A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets

A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ...
CNN

The great race for the Arctic: Why Russia, China and the US all have it in their sights

The debate around the Arctic is becoming hotter than ever as US President Donald Trump insists Greenland should become part of the United States. Security, shipping routes and mineral wealth are all ...

Q&A: An ice core library in Antarctica may save humanity's climate memory

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the coolest library on Earth was inaugurated at the Concordia station, Antarctica. Samples ...

People Are Sharing The "Rich People Sh**" That Poor People Have Never Heard Of, And I'm Crying Into My Student Loan Debt

"You might get $5; you might get $500; it's just luck of the draw. During the holidays, we all got 'ten monies' each. We had ...
ZME Science

Scientists Just Produced the Best Map of Antarctica’s Sub-glacial Landscape, and It’s Good News for Climate Change

In a landmark study published in Science, researchers have unveiled a high-resolution map of the Antarctic bed. This study ...