“We’ll eat the vegans first.” That’s the contingency plan my dad, a 67-year-old cattle rancher from Montana, comes up with in case we get stuck in Antarctica. We’re bundled up like Michelin men sitting in an inflatable Zodiac bound for one of the most inhospitable places in the world. There are two vegans in our … Read more
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is reportedly melting “rapidly” in unexpected ways, according to new research published Wednesday by Cornell University and the British Antarctic Survey. Dubbed the “Doomsday Glacier” by scientists because its collapse could lead to a catastrophic rise in sea levels, the Thwaites is about the size of Florida and partly held in place … Read more
A species of penguin may have just seen itself into an exclusive club of creatures that recognize themselves in the mirror. An Indian research team put a dozen Adélie penguins in East Antarctica through a series of mirror tests early in 2020 to determine if they are self-aware. They found the tuxedo-wearing birds were able … Read more