After adjusting to microgravity—and getting through a few bouts of vomiting—the astronauts got to work in polar orbit.
As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the law — and the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message."
SpaceX has just shared a video from the Fram2 mission, which has become the first-ever crewed flight to take a polar orbit. The footage (below), captured by a camera attached to the opened nose cone of the Crew Dragon spacecraft about 265 miles up, features stunning scenery from the iciest regions on the planet. It […]
Learn more about the ecosystem that’s remained under the ice for centuries.
As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the province could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country.
SpaceX launched the Fram2 mission, the first human spaceflight over Earth's polar regions, carrying four astronauts including commander Jannicke Mikkelsen and entrepreneur Chun Wang. The mission, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, aims to advance research for future Mars travel and involves various scientific experiments, including space X-ray imaging and microgravity mushroom cultivation.
The consumer carbon price will end on April 1, with some industry analysts estimating Canadians could see between 15 and 17 cents per litre in savings on gas.
The statewide snowpack measured 90 percent of average Friday, just ahead of the anticipated April 1 peak before the sun begins melting the snow faster than it can accumulate, said a state water official.
Putin is offering the U.S. a stake in the minerals, rare earths and vast natural gas deposits in Russia’s Arctic.
Peak measurement taken this month was about 30,000 square miles smaller than the lowest previous peak in 2017, a difference about the size of California.
Alireza Doroudi, a student at the University of Alabama, was detained on Tuesday by ICE agents. Another unidentified student was detained on Thursday at the University of Minnesota.
The public launch of the Canadian Institute for Arctic Security on Thursday provided some baseline information on northern defence – and highlighted the need for continued relations with the U.S. military amid current political tensions.
Vice-president expresses interest in Arctic security as four Greenlandic parties form unity coalition in rebuke to US The White House accused Denmark of neglect as JD Vance landed in Greenland for an unsolicited and controversial visit to the Arctic island. Shortly after flying into the ice-locked US military base of Pituffik in north-west Greenland with his wife, Usha, and other senior US officials on Friday, the vice-president told US troops he was “really interested in Arctic security”. Continue reading...
Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in Gaza The abductors wore masks because they do not want their identities known. On Tuesday evening, Rumeysa Ozturk exited her apartment building and walked on to the street in Somerville, Massachusetts – a city outside Boston – into the fading daylight. Ozturk, a Turkish-born PhD student at Tufts University who studies children’s media and childhood development, was on her way to an iftar dinner with friends, planning to break her Ramadan fast. In a video taken from a surveillance camera, she wears a pink hijab and a long white puffer coat against the New England cold. The first man, not uniformed but wearing plain clothes, as all the agents...
Sea ice in the Antarctic has dropped to a near-record low, according to the EU's Copernicus Marine Service.
Some researchers propose that countries should start to rack up a carbon debt once they exceed their carbon budget, obliging them to do more to draw down carbon dioxide, but the idea is unlikely to form part of international climate agreements
The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record.
Greenland has 56,000 people, one grocery store chain and enough rare earths to keep a superpower humming. Washington wants it—openly. Vice President Vance’s surprise visit with his wife has reignited tension with Denmark and opened a fresh chapter in the U.S.’s increasingly un-subtle Arctic ambitions. But even if America gets the minerals, does it have the means to process them? Or is this just one more high-stakes handout to Beijing?
Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' worth of technology to take a peek.
The Belize National Forensics Science Service executive director, Gian Cho, said Thursday that carbon monoxide poisoning killed three American women found dead while at a vacation resort there in February.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 7, 16 April 2025.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to allow tokenised carbon credits to be traded via digital asset exchanges as well as brokers and dealers, in a bid to promote Thailand as a carbon credit trading hub.
Four space explorers will launch with SpaceX next week on a polar orbital mission that could unlock a new area in space for future spaceflights.
What are ice quakes? Learn how the discovery of ice quakes deep within the Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet is helping scientists better understand the dynamics of glacial ice.
With the right incentives, adoption of electricity-based furnaces and green hydrogen can help the steel industry reduce carbon emissions.
Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans, fish, birds and more to arctic waters. But what happens in wintertime, when the sun goes down and darkness reins for months? In the depths of the polar night, biogeochemist Clara Hoppe has found evidence that some microalgae are still ready to photosynthesize. Today on the show: how tiny microalgae limbo for their lives and come out more powerful than scientists ever imagined. Want to hear more stories of nature pushing the boundaries of what scientists previously thought possible? Let us know by emailing shortwave@npr.org ! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support...
Experiment onboard upcoming SpaceX mission will examine how nutrient-rich oyster mushrooms grow in microgravity Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Australian company will attempt to be the first to grow a crop of mushrooms in space, aboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission set to launch in early April. In an experiment aboard Fram2, the first human spaceflight mission to orbit Earth’s polar regions, the Australian firm FOODiQ Global is aiming to grow oyster mushrooms in microgravity. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Swiss scientists say the biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, although significant ice loss is now inevitable. - REUTERS
Floating platforms of wood could draw up seawater and help it to freeze, seeding the formation of new sea ice
Just after midnight, the Emergency Line received a distress call from Langjökull glacier, near the mountain Klakka. Upon investigation, it was found that two men traveling on snowmobiles had encountered significant trouble.
Declared by the U.N. General Assembly in 2022, the March 21 celebration aims to promote the conservation of glaciers, a crucial source of drinking water.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 6, 28 March 2025.
Many glaciers in the world will not survive the 21st century, according to reports published by the United Nations. Five of the past six years have experienced the most rapid glacier retreat on record; 2022-24 was the largest three-year loss of glacier mass. Reports from the United Nations Water, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural […]
When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, they knew they had to stop what they were doing and go check it out. But they didn't expect to find a rich and flourishing ecosystem.
World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 every year, raises awareness about the importance of water and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme for 2025 focuses on glaciers — those grandiose ice masses that are a crucial part of the world’s water resources. In this article, we explore the critical need for glacier […]
The waters surrounding South Georgia, nestled beneath glaciated mountains, are among the most biologically rich in the Southern Ocean. In February, a team of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey … The post Groundfish survey reveals key insights into South Georgia’s marine life appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Scientists now warn that glaciers in many parts of the world 'will not survive the 21st century', potentially triggering catastrophic floods around the world.
Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” the environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life.
The first World Day for Glaciers is less a celebration than a reckoning as years of record, rapid glacier retreat means many will not survive the 21st century.
Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sources Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences. Two-thirds of all irrigated agriculture in the world is likely to be affected in some way by receding glaciers and dwindling snowfall in mountain regions, driven by the climate crisis, according to a Unesco report. Continue reading...
A researcher at a station in Antarctica allegedly turned into a violent madman, leaving his team living in fear and revealing a terrifying culture of violence developing at the South Pole.
A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people on board, was half a ton overweight for a trip into icy conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Wednesday.
Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive Antarctic ice shelf.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05669H, Communication Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Craig Burdis, Romain Tort, Anna Winiwarter, Johannes Rietbrock, Jesús Barrio, Maria Magdalena Titirici, Ifan E.L. Stephens To introduce the potential for tuneability of the cathode in lithium mediated ammonia synthesis, we report a carbon cathode which produces ammonia at a Faradaic efficiency of 37 %. This... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Canada’s plan to build an early warning system to protect the Arctic is being welcomed by some who work in and study the North.
Several earthquakes were detected in Bárðarbunga this morning, the strongest measuring 4.2 in magnitude at 8:21 a.m.. A 2.9-magnitude tremor occurred shortly before, along with several smaller quakes beneath the glacier.
Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.
Immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra is being held at the Aurora, Colo., Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility after her arrest by ICE agents on Monday afternoon.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday a Can$6 billion (US$4.2 billion) deal with Australia to develop an Arctic radar system, warning that Canada must take more responsibility for its defence as US priorities shift.
What appeared to be a terrorizing experience at a remote base in Antarctica may be under control, according to officials.
PHOTO: C-Quest Capital Fonterra and Toitu are among New Zealand organisations caught up in an international carbon credits scandal, whose alleged instigator is facing multi-million dollar fraud charges in the US.
The scientists are currently stationed at Sanae IV base, a research centre located on the northern tip of Antarctica some 4,000 kilometres from their South African homeland
The tusk may have belonged to a Columbian mammoth, an Ice Age species that disappeared over 11,000 years ago.
Pierre Poilievre is likely to run against Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, who just removed a carbon tax. Poilievere pledged Monday to kill a second carbon fee.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he was ending the consumer carbon price, touting the move as helping “hard-pressed Canadians.”
Radcliffe might be responsible for the Ice Age. You read that right.
A South African research group dispatched to Sanae IV base, a research station in Antarctica, are alone on their mission for at least ten more months.
Columbia University PhD student Ranjani Srinivasan fled to Canada after her student visa was revoked for alleged support of Hamas. Using the CBP Home app, she self-deported after she escaped arrest by ICE agents twice. Rishi Kumar, an executive board member of the California Democratic Party, who also ran in an election, supported the visa revocation and said this should be a warning for all international students.
Thailand and Japan will co-launch a new premium-grade biodiesel to boost low carbon transport.
Less than 1 per cent of F1’s total carbon footprint comes from the cars on track. What will it take to make the sport more environmentally friendly?
High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating
California's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average. It's the third straight year the state has had near-average or above-average amounts of snow.
India and Chile have agreed to begin negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and to enhance defense and security cooperation. Four agreements were signed, including one for cooperation in Antarctica, with both leaders emphasizing the need for UNSC reforms and global efforts to combat terrorism.
Canadians in eight provinces will receive the last carbon rebate later this month as the federal consumer carbon price comes to an end Tuesday.
SpaceX launches private polar space flight funded by cryptocurrency magnate Chun Wang.
Rabea Rogge became the first German woman to go into space aboard a SpaceX rocket flying directly over Earth's polar regions for the first time.
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.
Annual peak is lowest on record, covering 5.53m sq miles – about 30,000 sq miles below the previous low in 2017 Winter sea ice in the Arctic has reached a record low in 2025, according to Nasa and the US’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. The annual peak, recorded on 22 March, was the lowest since records began 47 years ago, with sea ice covering just 5.53m sq miles – about 1.1m sq miles less than last year, and 30,000 sq miles below the previous low in 2017. The Gulf of St Lawrence had almost no ice, while the Sea of Okhotsk experienced notably lower than average sea ice extent. In late January, sea ice extent in the Arctic unexpectedly decreased, losing an area the size of Italy (more than 115,000 sq miles). This can be attributed to cyclones pushing southerly winds in the Barents and...
First-quarter deliveries will be significantly down, say analysts, with the CEO and his links with Donald Trump the ‘core toxic issue’ Tesla investors are bracing for evidence of declining global demand this week as the electric carmaker battles headwinds including a consumer backlash against its chief executive, Elon Musk . On 2 April, the US company will release data for first-quarter deliveries – a proxy for sales – that is expected to show a dip on the same period last year. The figures follow global protests on Saturday against Musk and Tesla, targeting the carmaker’s showrooms. Continue reading...
Labour’s measures to ban deep-peat burning aim to safeguard habitats, tackle carbon emissions, and protect wildlife, so why are hunters up in arms? Burning vegetation on deep peat will be banned under government plans to protect nature and reduce carbon emissions. Vegetation on peatland is often burned to create habitat for grouse, which like to feed on the fresh shoots of new plants that grow after the burn. This increases the number of birds available to be shot for sport. Continue reading...
Winter storms in the Sierra Nevada in March have increased the snowpack to 90% of normal, a good sign for California's water supply, state officials announced.
As US pivots toward territorial ambitions in the west, the Kremlin’s support signals a deeper alignment in their challenge to global norms As JD Vance touched down in Greenland, the Trump administration received an unlikely endorsement for the US’s first potential territorial expansion since 1947: Vladimir Putin. Speaking at an Arctic policy forum in the northern Russian city of Murmansk on Thursday, Putin presented a more comprehensive case than any US official yet for Donald Trump’s plan to annex Greenland, crafting a historical argument that sounded suspiciously convenient in terms of Russia’s own territorial designs on Ukraine. Continue reading...
Just 5.53 million square miles of ice had formed as of March 22, the smallest maximum extent since satellite recordkeeping began in the 1970s.
Devastating winter storms that led to deaths and power outages across the UK and Ireland were driven by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, scientists have revealed.
Speaking in the Arctic, Russia's president said Trump's plans were "serious" but nothing to do with Moscow.
Saskatchewan is set to become the first Canadian province to go “carbon tax free," but the NDP say it leaves a giant hole in the latest budget.
Putin warns the Arctic could be a springboard for future conflicts.
Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it’s ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers), the maximum extent fell below the prior […]
Open access notables New coasts emerging from the retreat of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers in the twenty-first century , Kavan et al., Nature Climate Change: Accelerated climate warming has caused the majority of marine-terminating glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere to retreat substantially during the twenty-first century. While glacier retreat and changes in mass balance are widely studied on a global scale, the impacts of deglaciation on adjacent coastal geomorphology are often overlooked and therefore poorly understood. Here we examine changes in proglacial zones of marine-terminating glaciers across the Northern Hemisphere to quantify the length of new coastline that has been exposed by glacial retreat between 2000 and 2020. We identified a...
Clusters of powerful winter storms which bring major impacts to the UK were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 4, April 2025.
The cost of regular gasoline climbed to over $1.80 per litre in many areas -- just days after the province confirmed it would scrap the consumer carbon price next week.
Naming Los Angeles' BIG3 team the Riot might be controversial, but league founder Ice Cube says the moniker 'represents the resilience, passion, and unbreakable spirit of' the city.
British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province.
An ancient Antarctic ecosystem is revealed after a massive iceberg breaks free.
Increasing global temperatures are causing the world's largest iceberg to melt rapidly, contributing to rising sea levels that could, in turn, accelerate the disappearance of Thailand's coastline over the next 25 years, an academic warned on Monday.
Melting ice is revealing new coastal zones in the Arctic, but while this new landscape might fuel speculation about natural resources, it is vulnerable to rockfalls and landslides that can cause dangerous tsunamis
[IPS] Bloemfontein, South Africa -- World Water Day calls us all to promote the essential element of life: water. But we must also look this year at the rapidly vanishing sources of freshwater that we depend on, especially glaciers. Although glaciers may be remote for many of us, they are an essential component of the water cycle, nourishing rivers and lakes that are important for millions of people around the world. As precious resources with sources under threat, glaciers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region are an
Other mountain ranges are losing their glaciers faster but Asia’s critically dependent economy and people put it on the front line.
After the last ice age, sea levels rose rapidly over a period of about 8,000 years, new research reveals.
A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long distance journey to Mars.
World Water Day calls us all to promote the essential element of life: water. But we must also look this year at the rapidly vanishing sources of freshwater that we depend on, especially glaciers. Although glaciers may be remote for many of us, they are an essential component of the water cycle, nourishing rivers and lakes that are […]
The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern oceans.
Ngaporo Waimarino Forest Trust chair Tawhiao McMaster (left) and Blair Jamieson, co-founder and chief executive of forestry developer Tamata Hauha, sign off the first carbon credit leasing deal of its kind. Photo: Supplied via...
The calving of the 30km iceberg revealed seafloor that had not received sun for decades.
All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival".
A Wisconsin man said he 'doesn't regret' voting for Donald Trump , even after ICE agents arrested his wife as the newlyweds were returning home from their honeymoon.
ANTARCTICA: Scientists have discovered vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals on the newly exposed seafloor following the calving of the giant A-84 iceberg. This offers new insights into how … The post Thriving ecosystem discovered following iceberg calving appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.
Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of Africa's second-highest mountain.
The oldest ice ever extracted from Antarctica is on its way to Europe, marking a major milestone in climate science. The ice cores, obtained through the Beyond EPICA – Oldest … The post Antarctica’s oldest ice heading to Europe appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 3, March 2025.
As President Trump talks about U.S. dominance of the Arctic, Canada says it will spend billions to defend the region, including buying new radar technology from Australia.
NASA's Landsats captured views of a Swiss glacier 40 years apart, showing how a warming world has reduced its footprint.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced investments into the military’s infrastructure and presence in the Arctic and into Nunavut infrastructure while visiting its capital of Iqaluit on Tuesday — the first domestic trip of his leadership of Canada.
Ottawa will expand the Canadian military's presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as China and Russia.
Pat McFadden, Cabinet Office minister, says changes to be announced today are about giving people ‘hope of work in the future’ Badenoch says reaching net zero by 2050 is impossible. Net zero by 2050 is impossible. I don’t say that with pleasure. First, the published plans are completely muddled. It is true that the UK has made the greatest progress on carbon emissions in the developed world, yet we are only responsible for 1% of global emissions. Even if we hit absolute zero, we will not have net zero around the world … Let’s start by telling the truth on energy and net zero. Every single thing we do in our daily lives is dependent on cheap, abundant energy. When energy became cheap and abundant, living standards began to rise, health and life expectancy grew. Of the 22 MPs who spoke...
Herbie Hancock, Barbara Hannigan und Queen erhalten Polar Music Prize. John Deacon und Queen-Kollegen melden sich per Statement Die britische Rockband Queen, der amerikanische Jazzmusiker Herbie Hancock und die kanadische Sopranistin und Dirigentin Barbara Hannigan erhalten den Polar Music Prize 2025. Die Verleihung findet am 27. Mai 2025 im Grand Hôtel in Stockholm statt Die verbliebenen Mitglieder Brian May, Roger Taylor und John Deacon äußerten sich begeistert: „Wir fühlen uns sehr geehrt, dieses... Der Beitrag Queen erhalten Polar Music Prize – John Deacon meldet sich erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
The B.C. government faces a $1.8-billion hole in its budget with the end of the consumer carbon tax, but experts say new opportunities may help balance the challenges.
Poilievre made the announcement after Prime Minister Mark Carney began the process to end the consumer carbon price on things like gasoline.
Washington state may also see its carbon auction prices decrease if it links up with California's cap-and-trade market.
Beijing has relied on Moscow for access to the far north but a geopolitical realignment is under way that could see it frozen out.
As the world's glaciers melt they are revealing thousands of incredible ancient artefacts, but can you tell what they are?
Despite calling for its demise for years, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she isn't phased by the new prime minister's move to kill the consumer carbon levy.
The Canadian Navy's top commander, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, spoke to the CBC about the Navy's current mission in Antarctica, and why a scientific research expedition can serve to strengthen Canada's polar security.