climate change Arctic Shipping Routes are melting early. It's good for trade, but not the planet. Thom Dunn

murder How a bizarre 1970s Arctic killing could help set a legal precedent for space murder Thom Dunn

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

asteroids OREO built an asteroid-proof Oreo bunker in the Arctic Thom Dunn

Sex Swedish town official proposes shag breaks for workers Rob Beschizza

Team stuck at remote Antarctica base emailed that one of them is violent and threatened murder Allan Rose Hill

california California is home to five micronations Jason Weisberger

Science Largest iceberg in the world runs aground Gail Sherman

genetic engineering Meet the woolly mouse, the first step toward bringing back the woolly mammoth from extinction Allan Rose Hill

photography World's oldest UFO photo may depict something else entirely Allan Rose Hill

I'm not saying it's aliens Massive alien face spotted in Antarctica snow Allan Rose Hill

Science A "Game of Thrones style" wall of ice is on the move Gail Sherman

ornithology This bird "oinks" just like a pig Jennifer Sandlin

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

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

animals First polar bear spotted in Iceland since 2016. Police shot and killed it. Allan Rose Hill

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