World & Nation
A new analysis of rocks that have melted out of glaciers in Antarctica provide direct evidence that the icecap is slowly thawing, part of a long-term cycle of natural thawing that has lasted for 10,000 years.
Jan. 4, 2003
A piece of a B-17 bomber buried for 48 years in the Greenland icecap was presented today to the woman whose name was painted on the piece of metal by her pilot husband before he flew off to fight the Nazis.
Nov. 28, 1990
What the world really needs, according to Harold Heinze, is a good network of highways across the Arctic icecap that would link Alaska to the cities of Northern Europe and the Soviet Union, providing a cheaper way to move commercial goods between nations that border the Arctic Ocean.
July 10, 1986
Science & Medicine
Increased snowfall on the central icecap partly offsets effects of melting glaciers, researchers say.
May 20, 2005
Travel & Experiences
Jan. 25, 2009
A shrimplike crustacean that lives in the frigid Antarctic waters under the polar icecap has no defense of its own against fish that would prey on it, but it has nonetheless developed a unique form of protection: a bodyguard.
Aug. 6, 1990
At a glance, there is nothing about Lonnie Thompson that evokes Indiana Jones.
Jan. 4, 1992
A cold wind whips across the snow-covered desert and through a desolate 15-story tower covering ground zero for America’s next underground nuclear weapons test--if that day ever comes.
Jan. 29, 1995
Movies
An unfinished cut of actor Kevin Costner’s $175-million summer action film “Waterworld” has brought mixed reviews from a test audience here, with some praising the action and scenery while others say they were unimpressed with the special effects they saw, including sharks that looked fake.
May 11, 1995
A blanket of soot may be raising temperatures around the North Pole by absorbing sunlight as well as light reflected from the icecap below, government scientists reported Wednesday.
Dec. 4, 1986