Antarctica belongs to no one. But many countries are angling for a piece
Antarctica — which is one and a half times the size of Canada — has been governed by a treaty of nations. But with rising ...
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Trumpian Chaos Has Infected the Planet’s Most Remote Research Outpost: Antarctica
Few agencies have been spared as Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has ripped through the ...
DOGE’s Chaos Reaches Antarctica
Daily life at US-run Antarctic stations has already been disrupted. Scientists worry that the long-term impacts could upend ...
DOGE cuts could mean a reduced US footprint in Antarctica
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at wide swaths of the federal government, which could mean cuts ...
US Antarctic Program disrupted by DOGE-induced chaos
Few agencies have been spared as Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has ripped through the ...
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How Antarctica's Only Native Insect Survives the Extreme Cold
Cold Temperatures for an Insect . Like hibernating bears, many insects slow their bodily processes during the tough winter ...
Chain reaction could unleash polar vortex in US
Winter isn't over just yet. A major shift in the weather pattern could have millions across the United States once again ...
Mega-iceberg from Antarctica is headed toward South Georgia—here's what could happen
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that ...
Chain reaction could unleash cold polar vortex across United States through April
Winter weather lingers as a major shift in the weather pattern could have millions across the United States once again ...
Mars’ polar ice cap is slowly pushing its north pole inward
The north pole of Mars is slowly sinking under the weight of an ice cap that only formed within the past few million years. And, in the process, it's telling us something about what the planet's ...