Antarctic
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of...
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem
By Robin...
Scientists accidentally discover life 900m under Antarctic ice
By Rosie Frost
Feb. 16, 2021
photo Copyright Huw Griffiths/BAS
Marine life has been discovered under 900 metres of Antarctic ice shelf, much to the surprise...
The sound of icebergs melting: my journey into the Antarctic
By Jonathan Watts
9 Apr 2020
We set out across the ice-filled Antarctic bay to listen for whales, but first we heard something altogether different: an...
Hothouse Earth
by Robert Hunziker
August 17, 2018
An interesting new study: “Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene,” Will Steffen, Johan Rockström et al, Proceedings of...
There Is No Time Left
by Robert Hunziker
February 19, 2018
Imagine a scenario with no temperature difference between the equator and the North Pole. That was 12 million years ago...