Antarctica's unique ecosystem is threatened by invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships

New research maps how ship traffic connects Antarctica to worldwide ecosystems.

Arlie McCarthy, PhD Researcher, British Antarctic Survey, and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge • conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 ~7 min

98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts – can Endangered Species Act protection save them?

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 ~9 min


98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species Act protection help them?

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 ~9 min

Emperor penguins may be headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is raising risks.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 ~9 min

Emperor penguins headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is putting their chicks at risk and setting almost every colony on a path toward extinction.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 ~9 min

The US Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well

Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Vermont • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~10 min

The US Army tried mobile nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well

Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Vermont • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~10 min

Sharks that hunted near Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate history in their teeth

These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth's cooling shift some 50 million years ago.

Sora Kim, Assistant Professor of Paleoecology, University of California, Merced • conversation
July 12, 2021 ~8 min


Ancient shark teeth lost in Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate history

These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth's cooling shift some 50-30 million years ago.

Sora Kim, Assistant Professor of Paleoecology, University of California, Merced • conversation
July 12, 2021 ~8 min

Antarctica is headed for a climate tipping point by 2060, with catastrophic melting if carbon emissions aren't cut quickly

If emissions continue at their current pace, Antarctica will cross a threshold into runaway sea rise when today’s kids are raising families. Pulling CO2 out of the air later won't stop the ice loss.

Andrea Dutton, Professor of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
May 17, 2021 ~8 min

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