• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
Giant Waves Fracture Sea Ice Hundreds of Miles from Its Edge

Giant Waves Fracture Sea Ice Hundreds of Miles from Its Edge

Waves higher than 3 meters (about 9.8 feet) are the ones that cause impressive damage

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 14th, 2013
The Antarctic Ice Shelves Are Dissolving from Underneath

The Antarctic Ice Shelves Are Dissolving from Underneath

Antarctic ice shelf loss is mainly due to warm oceanic waters, study finds

The Antarctic Peninsula's Summer Melt Season Is Getting Increasingly Longer

The Antarctic Peninsula's Summer Melt Season Is Getting Increasingly Longer

The Peninsula is now argued to warm faster than other regions of the Antarctica

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 23rd, 2012
Elephant Seals Help Scientists Understand Arctic Melting Patterns

Elephant Seals Help Scientists Understand Arctic Melting Patterns

Fully equipped with high-tech sensors, the animals go where no researcher can

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 14th, 2010
Exploring the Antarctic Ocean with AUV

Exploring the Antarctic Ocean with AUV

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 6th, 2009
The Wilkins Ice Shelf Has Splintered

The Wilkins Ice Shelf Has Splintered

It's just the first in a long row