The Day the World Exploded
In 1883 the volcano Krakatoa erupted next to the island of Java. The explosion was equivalent to 200 megatons of… Read More
The Day the World Exploded
Mount Nyiragongo
On 22 May 2021, Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupted with rivers of lava that turned… Read More
Where did Frosty go?
The air temperature of the Antarctic Peninsula has increased by 3°C since the 1950s, 5 times that of the mean… Read More
Unhappy feet
Emperor penguins are the largest of all 18 penguin species and are at risk from global warming, mostly due to… Read More
Ice Life Baby
Antarctic scientists have found sponges and other unidentified filter feeding animals 900m below the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. What makes this… Read More
Under the Ice
For decades satellites crisscrossing over Antarctica have been peering under the ice by bouncing microwave pulses off the rocky surfaces… Read More