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words are weird How the etymology of "Arctic" complicates the cryptic etymology of "bear" Thom Dunn
Antarctic expedition Lessons on enduring a lonely winter from Antarctic voyagers Miss Cellania
Antarctica Six months of darkness for 15 years Miss Cellania
laser Cool sound from dropping a chunk of ice down a borehole Andrea James
PBS Antarctica's head chef plans almost 1 million meals in advance Andrea James
Antarctica What it's like to live in Antarctica's Union Glacier Camp Mark Frauenfelder
wonder Glass algae and other oddities of Antarctica's microworld David Pescovitz
anatomically incorrect dinosaurs Largest known soft-shell reptile egg discovered in Antarctica Thom Dunn
climate crisis Greenland and Antarctica melting 6x faster than in 1990s: NASA Xeni Jardin
climate crisis Antarctica reaches 20º C (68º F), highest recorded temp ever on icy continent Xeni Jardin
Earth Antarctica: Hottest temperature ever recorded, 65º F / 18.3º C Xeni Jardin
extremophiles Interactive online tour of Antarctica's microworld from science hacker Ariel Waldman David Pescovitz
dire penguins This penguin escaping from a cracking glacier is an edge-of-your-seat thriller Thom Dunn
Antarctica Our friend Ariel Waldman spent 5 weeks in Antarctica looking for extremophiles, and made a video series about it Mark Frauenfelder
ice caps Global sea levels could rise 6 feet by year 2100, twice as high as previous estimates Xeni Jardin
global warming Manhattan-sized hole opens up under Antarctic glacier Xeni Jardin