You may think of Antarctica as a sheet of clean ice covered in pristine snow, largely untouched by humans. That’s how its flag—designed by vexillologist Graham Bartram for an atlas in the early ...

Global climate change threatens the stability of large expanses of the Antarctic ice sheet such as the infamous Thwaites Glacier. The ice sheet has lost more than 2,500 billion metric tons of ice ...

Lucy and George Orta's design for an Antarctic flag, which was flown over the continent in 2007 Studio Orta Lucy and George Orta's ephemeral Antarctic village was partially built from flags and ...

Antarctica has moved to “the front of the line” as a global warming threat that’s already well beyond expectations, and it’s ...

Dating apps want to make it easier for eco-conscious people to find each other. OkCupid said this week that its users are “hot for climate change advocates.” The dating site is offering a “climate ...

Glaciers in Antarctica are turning the concept of “glacial pace” on its head. A new study of a little-observed area on the continent finds that rising heat is making ice streams flow faster, which has ...

The Explorer’s Club, headquartered in an old majestic stone-crafted building in New York City, was established in 1904 to celebrate and encourage the exploration and study of our planet. The ...

Adm. Richard E. Byrd was once known around the world for his expeditions to Antarctica. His son was determined to preserve his legacy. At the peak of his fame in the 1930s, Adm. Richard E. Byrd was ...

Townline Elementary and the School of Dual Language in Hawthorn District 73 are providing flags to be flown in Antarctica. Aspen Elementary, Middle School North and several other local schools also ...

MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) – Participants of the 16th Belarusian Antarctic expedition have gifted a state flag of Belarus that had been unfurled in a hard-to-reach area of Antarctica to Belarus ...

Global climate change threatens the stability of large expanses of the Antarctic ice sheet such as the infamous Thwaites Glacier. The ice sheet has lost more than 2,500 billion metric tons of ice ...