Apr 10 Watch 10:15 Antarctica is losing ice at an accelerating rate. How much will sea levels rise? By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Emily Carpeaux The frozen continent of Antarctica contains the vast majority of all freshwater on Earth. Now that ice is melting at an accelerating rate, in part because of climate change. What does this transformation mean for coastal communities across the globe?… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 9:25 Antarctic penguins have existed for 60 million years. Can they survive climate change? By William Brangham, Emily Carpeaux, Mike Fritz Ron Naveen used to be a lawyer for the EPA, but he left government in the 1980s to start Oceanites, a nonprofit that tracks the health of penguins that breed on the Antarctic Peninsula. Now, that 800-mile stretch of land… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 10:44 How Colin O'Brady mentally prepared for his Antarctic feat By William Brangham There have been many expeditions on the frozen continent of Antarctica, but Colin O'Brady's 54-day solo trek across more than 930 miles without any assistance was the first of its kind. "You are locked in a prison of your own… Continue watching
Aug 15 How to avoid a catastrophic 'Hothouse Earth' By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan Humanity only has a handful of decades to determine the future of our planet. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 17, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 17, a policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border draws condemnation, and the surprising source of medical marijuana in Italy. Also, unearthing the unlikely love story of a nurse and… Continue watching
Jun 13 Antarctica is losing ice twice as fast as anyone thought By Amanda Grennell Over the last 25 years, melting Antarctic ice has added nearly 3 trillion tons of water to the ocean, enough to fill Lake Erie six times over. Continue reading
May 02 This fragile glacier could help predict how sea level rise will affect you By Fedor Kossakovski The International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration — a new $25 million mission of a breadth and depth rarely seen in climate science research — wants to nail down a much better estimate of global sea level rise. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 2:08 Killer whales put their heads together for their next meal By Nsikan Akpan In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we get a glimpse into the intelligent group hunting patterns of killer whales -- and the escape of one very lucky seal. Continue watching
Aug 25 Scientists found 91 volcanoes under Antarctica. Here's what they might do By Synclaire Cruel The volcanoes are located in the West Antarctic Rift System, a 2,200-mile valley created by separating tectonic plates. Continue reading
Jul 12 Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf finally breaks, releases giant iceberg By Nsikan Akpan After months of expectation, a gigantic piece of the Larsen C ice shelf broke off Antarctica sometime between Monday and Wednesday. Continue reading