antarctica

This episode is packed with your best economic ideas from around the world and a penguin interview. It all comes together in this final session of Summer School…

Ammonia from penguin poop gets carried on Antarctic winds, fertilizing mosses and lichens as far as a mile away. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more abou…

Residents of an overwintering station in Antarctica provided linguists with evidence of the first small changes in speech that may signal the development of a n…

Mussels and crabs are two of the creatures most likely to invade Antarctica in the next 10 years, a panel of scientists say. Christopher Intagliata reports. Lea…

Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from Antarctica about how there’s something funny about penguin poop. Lear…

All aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer, a research vessel making its way through the waters of West Antarctica. Journalist Sofia Moutinho is joining a team of chemi…

It’s important that researchers get samples of Antarctic sea ice before melting takes the opportunity away. But fieldwork is never straightforward, and in part …

Life onboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer can be cramped and cold. Chaotic work schedules and changing time zones can be disorienting, and the isolation of Antarctic…

We’re at the end of the Nathaniel B. Palmer’s Antarctic expedition. The researchers onboard are returning sea ice and thousands of gallons of seawater. These sa…

În afară de oamenii de știință din stațiile de cercetare și exploratorii care vizitează din când în când continentul înghețat, Antarctica nu a avut niciodată o …