A Massive Glacial Crack Just Made an Iceberg as Big as New York City

A Massive Glacial Crack Just Made an Iceberg as Big as New York City

A massive crack in the Pine Island glacier (PIG) in Antarctica has created a massive iceberg—which is as big as New York City.

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Is This Santa Claus’ Home Entrance?

I don’t buy this whole Santa lives in the North Pole thing. Obviously—looking at this picture of this incredible ice structure by Sander Klaassen—the real Santa must live in Pleneau Bay, Antarctica. The fake Coca-Cola one is the one who lives in the North Pole, with the polar beards. [National Geographic] More »

Real Science + Animated GIF = Awesomeness

NASA satelite imaging has revealed that a massive crack in Antartica’s Pine Island glacier is growing fast. Which is bad. But the GIF it’s made is so good it almost makes up for it. More »