Antarctic

Blanket Toss during a Nalukataq in Utqiagvik

November 24, 2024

Travel·USA

Alaska’s Utqiagvik Begins 64 Days of Darkness: How Residents and Science Thrive Without Sunlight

Utqiagvik, Alaska entered its annual polar night phase at 1:27 p.m. AKST on Monday, November 18, 2024, marking the start of a 64-day period without direct sunlight. The sun will not rise

Representative Image. Colossal iceberg A23a resumes movement after being temporarily trapped in oceanic vortex. Photo Source: British Antarctic Survey

World’s Largest Iceberg A23a, 3,800 Sq Km, Breaks Free After 30 Years; Scientists Monitor Its Path

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, has broken free after three decades of being grounded in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. This massive ice structure, weighing one trillion tonnes and measuring twice the size of Greater London (3,800 square kilometers), has begun its

December 19, 2024

UK Scientists Use Satellites to Monitor Antarctic Krill Populations

Nature

A group of UK scientists has found a new way to count some of the ocean’s smallest but most important animals from space. They’re