Antarctica - The Atlantic

Antarctica

Atlantic Trivia for March 24, 2026: Ill-Fated Francophilia

March 24, 2026

Illustration of a magnifying glass

Atlantic Trivia on Super Bowls and Super Ballerinas

February 6, 2026

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The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Could Flood the Earth. Can a 50-Mile Wall Stop It?

Christian Elliott

January 31, 2026

The Golden Age of Antarctic Science May Be Ending

February 28, 2025

Illustration of melting ice in the shape of a white star against a blue background

Point Nemo, the Most Remote Place on Earth

November 2024 Issue

A vast expanse of water with whitecaps, with a single albatross flying and casting a shadow at lower left

The Search for Alien Life Starts on Earth

July 17, 2024

An ice shelf gleams bright white in the sunshine on the Weddell Sea, off the coast of Antarctica

A Wild Plan to Avert Catastrophic Sea-Level Rise

July/August 2024 Issue

photo of curving white edge of glacier with several calved icebergs and dark blue sea

The Last Place on Earth Any Tourist Should Go

July 3, 2023

A grid of blue washed images associated with Antarctica - penguins, ice breaking up, a porthole

Fur Seals Made a Tremendous Comeback. That Might Be a Problem.

December 3, 2022

fur seal nestled in lush vegetation in Antarctica

Antarctica Is Crammed With Abandoned ‘Ghost’ Stations

Mara Wilson and Leah Feiger

March 3, 2021

Penguins around the old British base of Port Lockroy in Antarctica

Penguins Are Nature’s Best Snugglers

Susan D'Agostino and Quanta Magazine

August 23, 2020

Penguins huddling

The Rush to Sock Away Glacier Ice Before It All Melts

David Adam and Knowable Magazine

May 31, 2020

The Countries Taking Advantage of Antarctica During the Pandemic

Leah Feiger and Mara Wilson

May 15, 2020

An iceberg floats near China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica.

Whale Songs Are Getting Deeper

October 2019 Issue

Illustration of whale

A Cosmic Rarity Found in Antarctic Snow

August 23, 2019

Satellite image of Antarctic ice from 2011