What Are Ice Shelves and Why Do They Keep Collapsing?
The last 30 years have been full of unusual ice shelf collapses and disintegrations across Antarctica, the Arctic, Greenland, and Canada.
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‘Gentleman’s Agreement’: Despite Mining Ban, Russia Scours Antarctica for Massive Fossil Fuel Deposits
A defiant Russia in the Antarctic could destroy the decades-long protected status of Earth’s last unmined frontier.
What Are the Scientists Really Saying?
The internet is flooded with alarmist headlines. But within the articles themselves lies the real story — often told in more rational terms.
The Conger Ice Shelf Collapse Left Scientists Surprised, But Not Hopeless
The twin polar heat waves and Conger ice shelf collapse were unprecedented, scary, but absolutely not a reason to give up on climate change.
Ice Sheets: Why Ice Melt in Antarctica and Greenland Matters for Us
This melting—driven by climate change—is the number two driver of global sea level rise, it harms nearby corals and shellfish, and more.
Episode 6: “The Noise of Ice” — Climate Change through Photography
Inspired by Sir Ernest Shackleton, photographer Enzo Barracco set out to capture the majesty and fragility of Antarctica through his project, "The Noise of Ice."