Antarctic winter sea ice hits “extreme” record low

Reuters Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up. Researchers warn the shift can have dire consequences for animals like penguins […]
Lifestory: Finding spirituality on Earth’s “most secular” continent

ELAINE KREBS reflects on the shared bond of faith she experienced in Antartica…
Space power China to build ground stations on Antarctica to support satellites

Beijing, China Reuters China, only the third country to put a man in space after the Soviet Union and United States, is to build ground stations on Antarctica to back its network of ocean monitoring satellites, state media said on Thursday. China’s global network of ground stations to support a growing number of satellites and […]