Nov 11 Watch News Wrap: On transition team, Trump replaces Christie with Pence By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, president-elect Donald Trump announced that Mike Pence would be the new chair of his transition team, replacing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Also, anti-Trump protests continued across the country. In Portland, Oregon, thousands of demonstrators… Continue watching
Nov 11 John Kerry lands in Antarctica, highest U.S. official to visit By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry didn't comment on President-elect Donald Trump's election victory on Friday while visiting Antarctica, but did say that citizens who care about limiting emissions might have to march in the streets to push for more… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:05 Ocean’s ‘Garden of Eden’ to house world’s largest marine reserve By PBS News Hour A seminal multinational agreement will set aside roughly 600,000 square miles of ocean to create the world’s largest marine reserve. Adjoining Antarctica, the area of the Ross Sea will be protected as of December 2017; fishing will be prohibited, though… Continue watching
Oct 28 Antarctica to hold the world’s largest marine reserve By Alison Thoet The deal protects 600,000 square miles of ocean, which is more than twice the size of Texas, near the Ross Sea ice shelf, banning all fishing in nearly three-fourths of the reserve. Scientists will still be allowed to catch small… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 4:08 Antarctic ozone hole believed to be shrinking By PBS News Hour Scientists studying climate change in Antarctica reported this week that a hole in the protective ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere has shrunk. The discovery of the hole in the 1980s led to a worldwide phasing out of ozone-depleting chemicals… Continue watching
Mar 31 Sea levels may surge twice as fast as originally thought thanks to Antarctica By Erik Andersen Rising sea levels are more threatening than originally believed, according to a new study on Antarctic glaciers in the journal Nature. Continue reading
May 03 Scientists find large water system beneath Antarctica’s dry valleys By Carey Reed The discovery of groundwater in this area may offer a glimpse into past climactic events on Antarctica, as well as clues about the potential for life on other planets. Continue reading
Nov 03 Undercover rover allows up close and personal observations with penguins By Justin Scuiletti Scientists have discovered a new, low-stress way to study penguins:send undercover rovers dressed as their babies. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch ‘Guts to reach for that unknown’: Meet the last of a generation of Antarctic scientists By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch Ice sheet in Antarctica has melted past ‘point of no return,’ NASA says By PBS News Hour Continue watching