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Can ecotourism fill the void with drastic cuts to science funding?
As the Trump administration continues slashing budgets of groups like the National Science Foundation, scientists may increasingly need to rely on private tour companies for their research. In contrast, global research shows 74% of Americans want our leaders to do more to address climate change. Meteorologist Chase Cain traveled to Antarctica to explore how ecotourism could help persuade climate skeptics...
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It's raining more in the coldest place on Earth — and that's bad for penguins
Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren’t as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting too wet can kill them.
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From food supply to weather patterns, here's how Antarctica affects the world
As ice melts, water temperature changes, impacting ocean currents and sea life around the globe.
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Scientists may have underestimated global warming's severity. Here's how
The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice’s reflectivity — enough to make the entire planet warm faster.
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‘Ocean engineers': How warm temperatures impact whales and the oxygen in the air
NOAA research shows it would take the average tree more than 1500 years to sequester the amount of carbon dioxide a whale can in a single year.
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‘Ocean engineers': Why hotter temperatures threaten whales
National climate reporter Chase Cain and a team of scientists from the California Ocean Alliance traveled to Antarctica to track the growing impacts of coal, oil, and gas pollution on whales. The giant mammals help phytoplankton produce half of the oxygen human’s breathe but that job is threatened by Earth’s rising temperatures.
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Green isn't always good — especially in Antarctica
The coldest parts of our planet act like giant mirrors, reflecting the sun’s energy back to space. What happens when algae and pollution cover snow and ice? National climate reporter Chase Cain explains the ripple effects from Antarctica.
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Up-close look at rapidly melting glaciers from Alaska to Antarctica
Climate scientists and policymakers are gathering at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the inaugural World Day for Glaciers. The gathering aims to build global cooperation to slow climate change. National climate reporter Chase Cain takes us to some of our planet’s fastest melting glaciers.
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Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students
A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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