Tag: Antarctica research
Carbon emissions are chilling the atmosphere 90km above Antarctica, at the edge of space
Picture: Ashleigh Wilson
While greenhouse gases are warming Earth’s surface, they’re also causing rapid cooling far above us, at the edge of space. In...
Australia wants to build a huge concrete runway in Antarctica. Here’s why that’s a bad idea
Picture: AAD
Australia wants to build a 2.7-kilometre concrete runway in Antarctica, the world’s biggest natural reserve. The plan, if approved, would have the largest footprint of any...