How many emperor penguins can you count from space? A lot.
International scientists teeter between excitement and concern after reports from Russian news agency RIA Novosti that Russian scientists have drilled into the untouched Lake Vostok, 2.2 miles below the surface of Antarctica.
Felicity Aston braved icy winds and tricky crevasses for 59 days as she crossed the frozen continent. What’s more incredible? She did it alone.
This might just be The Hoff’s most fame-worthy moment to date: a species of glistening, hairy crabs has been named after him.
The beloved emperor penguin is finally on his way home after a three-month detour to New Zealand.
The remnants of the giant wave that hit Japan crashed into and fragmented an Antarctic ice shelf after the original tsunami, scientists say.
Can’t Happy Feet, the now-famous New Zealand penguin, catch a break? In a trying turn of events, the poor bird can’t even get back home to Antarctica without a special permit.
It seems letting “nature take its course” may have proved a dangerous turn for little Happy Feet.
Navigating between Antarctica and New Zealand seems obvious from the air. But what about from underwater? Or as a penguin?
Today’s links feature “worldly” affairs.
