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

maps New survey reveals land under Antarctica Rob Beschizza

snakes The snake clitoris has finally been found Thom Dunn

Sir Issac Newton You can visit Sir Isaac Newton's legendary "gravity tree"—and its many descendants and clones Andrew Yi

maps Terrible Maps Elías Villoro

fish New study: Fish can get addicted to meth after eating human poop Thom Dunn

History Exclusive interview with Matt LaCroix and Kaedrich Olsen about Gaia's Ancient Civilizations fourth season Devin Nealy

Science The art shrines buried deep inside of the South Pole Ice Tunnels Popkin

animals Watch the largest feeding frenzy of gigantic fin whales ever caught on video David Pescovitz

climate crisis Doomsday glacier "hanging on by its fingernails" scientist says Gareth Branwyn

tabloids Prince Charles and Joe Biden unfit to lead in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

twin peaks Wikipedia has mounds and mounds of breast-shaped hills Mark Frauenfelder

Science April's "black moon" approaches on April 30th Devin Nealy

Antarctica Help wanted at Antarctica base to manage gift shop and count penguins David Pescovitz

climate change Weekend Temperatures In Antarctica Were 70 Degrees Above Average Thom Dunn

Weird Human leg found on Mars? David Pescovitz

History Antarctic explorer Shackleton's ship Endurance found: "the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen" Rob Beschizza