climate change Green space now covers nearly 5 square miles of Antarctica Thom Dunn

bears How the etymology of "Arctic" complicates the cryptic etymology of "bear" Thom Dunn

video Preservationists race to save Antarctica's original outposts Andrea James

shipwreck Expedition will hunt for Ernest Shackleton's lost ship in 2019 Séamus Bellamy

books Lost sci-fi masterpieces return with stunning cover designs by cartoonist Seth Mark Frauenfelder

History The myth of Ernest Shackleton Gail Sherman

pets Man puts more than 600 pet mice up for adoption at SPCA Allan Rose Hill

conspiracies Conspiracy-minded cartophiles spot massive hidden doorway in Antarctica Allan Rose Hill

World's largest iceberg breaks free and spins wildly after 30-year Antarctic freeze Mark Frauenfelder

the Moon Who owns the Moon? The trillion-dollar lunar rush for Helium-3 Mark Frauenfelder

brazil Meet the capybaras of Curitiba, Brazil's famous "capybara park" Jennifer Sandlin

wonder The fascinating story of Bir Tawil — the land no country wants Mark Frauenfelder

capybara Pelicans will eat anything they can fit into their mouths Gail Sherman

tardigrade Tardigrade proteins can protect human cells Gail Sherman

ecology Mice, infesting Antarctic island and eating the birds, to be exterminated Rob Beschizza

scientific research Zooniverse: Citizen Science Projects for Everyone Gail Sherman

animals Only 100 of these bizarre fish with hands are still alive David Pescovitz

language Scientists report groundbreaking first conversation between humans and whales David Pescovitz

Science Strange underground honeycomb pattern found on Mars David Pescovitz