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

Antarctica Lessons on enduring a lonely winter from Antarctic voyagers Miss Cellania

Antarctica Six months of darkness for 15 years Miss Cellania

star wars Cool sound from dropping a chunk of ice down a borehole Andrea James

Food 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

Science Glass algae and other oddities of Antarctica's microworld David Pescovitz

dinosaurs Largest known soft-shell reptile egg discovered in Antarctica Thom Dunn

climate change Greenland and Antarctica melting 6x faster than in 1990s: NASA Xeni Jardin

Environment Antarctica reaches 20º C (68º F), highest recorded temp ever on icy continent Xeni Jardin

Environment Antarctica: Hottest temperature ever recorded, 65º F / 18.3º C Xeni Jardin

biology Interactive online tour of Antarctica's microworld from science hacker Ariel Waldman David Pescovitz

climate change 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

Science Global sea levels could rise 6 feet by year 2100, twice as high as previous estimates Xeni Jardin

Science Manhattan-sized hole opens up under Antarctic glacier Xeni Jardin

DIY The surgeon who removed his own appendix David Pescovitz

Science Antarctica: Scientist stabs colleague who kept spoiling the endings of books for him Rob Beschizza

NASA NASA photo of incredibly odd rectangular iceberg David Pescovitz

Science Hear the eerily beautiful song of the Antarctic ice shelf David Pescovitz