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Mountain peaks on Thurston Island.
mountains

Finding the Hidden Mountains Beneath Antarctica's Ice

How researchers revealed the continent's undiscovered topography.
Sarah Laskow June 1, 2018
The night sky in June 2016, over McMurdo Station.
science

Shedding New Light on the Mysteries of Antarctica's Long, Dark Winter

The continent's winter months present one of the most challenging—and surprising—research environments on Earth.
Sarah Laskow May 15, 2018
Sunset Park Ice Pole.
Boyne City, Michigan

Sunset Park Ice Pole

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.
Antarctica was once covered in forests instead of ice.
forests

Why Antarctica's Prehistoric Forests Might Foreshadow Its Future

Hidden on the frozen continent are clues to its greener past.
Sarah Laskow April 3, 2018
Walking through a sandstone arch at the Apostle Island ice caves.
caves

No One Has Been Able to Visit Wisconsin's Spectacular Ice Caves This Year

Another winter has passed without a safe route.
Sarah Laskow March 15, 2018
The track is open long into the night.
architecture

Edmonton Embraces the Cold by Turning Park Paths Into Frozen Skating Trails

The capital of Alberta leans way in to its frigid winters.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 27, 2018
Constructing the nuclear reactor.
science

America's Secret Ice Base Won't Stay Frozen Forever

Climate change is turning a Cold War project into an environmental hazard.
Sarah Laskow February 22, 2018
Curlers at the Dakota Curling Club in Minnesota.
sports

How American Curling Clubs Ride Out Olympic Fever

Every four years, the country wants to curl.
Cara Giaimo February 22, 2018
Vilhelmina, Sweden

Wilhelmina Ice Pole Sitting Contest

Locals perched on icy thrones brave frigid temperatures during this bizarre winter tradition.
skulls

Make Any Drink More Curious With Skull-Shaped Ice

The perfect accessory for your next cemetery cocktail party.
Paula Mejia February 7, 2018
The shape of 2014's "Voyageur Hut" was inspired by an upside-down pair of pants.
architecture

Winnipeg's Coolest 'Warming Huts' Aren't Huts At All

Every year, architects design new structures to warm the heart and the fingers.
Cara Giaimo February 5, 2018
Dorset, Vermont

Freedlyville Quarry

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.
Aerial recording of Summit Camp, Greenland.
Greenland

Summit Camp

This remote research station sits amid the second-largest ice sheet on the planet.
Puzzle-solving goes extreme.
food

Watch a Man Make a Rubik's Cube From Ice

It redefines "on the rocks."
Paula Mejia January 8, 2018
Cold sweeps east.
nature

It's Ice Ball Season

Winter cold means sightings of strange spheres on lake shores.
Sarah Laskow January 2, 2018
A scale model of a section of Antarctica's Canada Glacier, as viewed from the Lake Fryxell side. The model is about five feet long.*
sculptures

The Artist Shrinking Antarctica’s Glaciers

Using 3-D imaging, Helen Glazer brings the southernmost continent indoors.
Cara Giaimo December 13, 2017
Uncooked Swedish meatballs. Now imagine 20 tons of these.
food

A 20-Ton Meatball Spill Surprises Swedish Drivers

If only they'd fallen onto plates.
Paula Mejia November 20, 2017
Ube ice cream atop festive bowls of halo-halo.
Gastro Obscura

Halo-Halo

A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.