Warmer Arctic Harms Crops In US, Canada
Exceptionally warm years in the Arctic have provoked extra-cold winters and springs further to the south, decreasing crop yields across ...
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An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Is About To Break Off From Antarctica
A chunk of ice bigger than the US state of Delaware is hanging 'by a thread' from the West Antarctic ...
China Says No Mining Planned In Antarctica
China sought to dispel concerns about its ambitions in mineral-rich Antarctica on Monday, with an official saying Beijing has no ...
China Says No Mining Planned In Antarctica
China sought to dispel concerns about its ambitions in mineral-rich Antarctica on Monday, with an official saying Beijing has no ...
More Antarctic Protections Urged On World Penguin Day
The world needs to do more to protect the Antarctic wilderness and its wildlife, scientists warned Tuesday, as they marked ...
Ancient Poo Shows Antarctic Penguins’ Volcanic Past
Analysis of ancient penguin guano has revealed that volcanic eruptions, not climate change, almost wiped out an Antarctic sea bird ...
Solo Yachtswoman In Antarctica Bid Hits Trouble
An Australian attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica solo issued a distress call Tuesday after being demasted ...
Antarctic Penguin Numbers Double Previous Estimates
Almost six million Adelie penguins are living in East Antarctica, more than double the number previously thought, scientists said Wednesday ...
Ice-Locked Ship To Drift Over North Pole
It is being billed as the biggest single Arctic research expedition ever planned. Germany is going to sail its 120m-long ...