Cartographers didn’t just redraw a line—they validated a reality: the waters circling Antarctica function as a distinct ocean with outsized impact on climate. Here’s why the ... Continue Reading → ...

The Mapparium exhibit is a visually stunning globe made of stained glass. It depicts a map of the world at the time of its ...

A vast hidden world beneath Antarctica is reshaping what scientists thought they knew about ocean currents and melting ice.

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out ...

S ome places on Earth are so much more than locations on a map. The very north and south of the globe are two such places; ...

The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to fully recover within the coming decades, the United Nations said Tuesday, crediting ...

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The Southern Hemisphere’s polar vortex always weakens during spring as part of its normal seasonal cycle. However, the data ...

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The world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, is now nearing the end of its life - 40 years after it broke off the edge of ...

Rescuers with the Sea World Foundation say they recently freed a humpback whale entangled in fishing line off the New South ...

But Tristan has not always been able to depend on its lobster bounty. Decades ago, heavy fishing caused a significant ...