Science Feb 04 Researchers face serious obstacles to measuring Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
World Jan 29 Watch 7:04 What researchers are learning as they drill into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' An expedition to Antarctica has brought scientists and researchers to the widest glacier on Earth. The Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its potential impact on sea levels if ice continues to melt. Miles O'Brien reports on… By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
Science Jan 20 Antarctic penguins threatened as warming temperatures cause them to breed earlier, research shows A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Jan 19 Watch 12:00 On board the voyage to Antarctica to learn why a massive glacier is melting Scientists are worried about the melting of Antarctica's ice sheets and what it could mean for sea levels. There's a two-month-long journey underway to conduct research that will better explain what's happening. But it's a journey that provides no guarantees… By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
Science Dec 31 Watch 5:19 Onboard an expedition to study a massive, melting glacier in Antarctica Some call it the ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ a vast expanse of Antarctic ice roughly the size of Florida. As temperatures rise, the Thwaites Glacier is melting fast and threatens to raise global sea levels. That’s why a team of nearly 40… By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins, Miles O'Brien, Courtney Norris
Jul 29 Record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger early closure of fishery By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Fishing for krill near Antarctica has surged to a record high, nearing a seasonal catch limit that could close the fishery early. Continue reading
Apr 03 5 places Trump has targeted for tariffs even though they have few or no exports By Rod McGuirk, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs have touched rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic, tiny tropical islands and a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 2:54 What an ancient ice core from Antarctica can tell us about our climate's past and future By John Yang, Harry Zahn Scientists say they have tapped into an extraordinary archive of the Earth’s climate in the ice deep beneath Antarctica. They hope it will help them understand both how the climate changed in the past, how it’s changing now and how… Continue watching
Jan 09 Antarctic scientists drill 2 miles down to reach 1.2 million-year-old ice By Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press An international team of scientists say they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that's at least 1.2 million years old. Continue reading
Mar 27 Timekeepers may subtract a second from clocks as soon as 2029 as planet spins slightly faster By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Ice melting at both of Earth’s poles has been counteracting the planet's burst of speed and is likely to have delayed the global second of reckoning by about three years. Continue reading