Drifting Icebergs Puzzle New Zealand

People living on an island of New Zealand were puzzled to discover one morning a large number of icebergs floating off their coasts. The ice blocks, more than a hundred of them, came all the way from Antarctica, according to a group of researchers, and it may be that they were set adrift more... [ read more >> ]

An Antarctic glacier on the shores of Macquarie Island

Image comment: An Antarctic glacier on the shores of Macquarie Island
Image credits: Brett Quinton / Australian Antarctic Division

An Antarctic glacier on the shores of Macquarie Island