The Discovery Building’s facade system is comprised of highly insulated composite panels and triple glazing, for airtightness and energy performance purposes. (Courtesy BAM) The 2-story building has a ...

The new map revealed tens of thousands of previously undiscovered landforms. Alexey Belenkiy via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-SA-3.0 Scientists have long known more about the surfaces of some other ...

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life ...

As West Antarctica lost ice during past warm periods, icebergs dumped large amounts of iron into the Southern Ocean—but algae growth didn’t surge as expected. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists studying ...

On Tuesday, a week after scientists from Britain and South Korea pitched tents on Antarctica’s remote Thwaites Glacier, they were pretty much ready to start drilling into the half-mile-deep ice. The ...

A crew member of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star watches a cruise ship that requested assistance Jan. 17 in Antarctica. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum/U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S.

After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the weather would let them. By Raymond Zhong Reporting from the Thwaites Glacier ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard assisted a luxury cruise ship after it became trapped in ice during a voyage to Antarctica, officials said. The Scenic Eclipse II contacted the Coast Guard Cutter ...

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A cruise ship became stuck in ice during a voyage to Antarctica on Jan. 17. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star assisted the ship, breaking it free from the ice. The cruise line stated the ship was ...

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