From Discover, the last unexplored place on Earth: Scientists race to discover the secret world buried miles beneath Antarctica. Antarctica, the new hot real estate: There's oil and gas in the Antarctic, too, which global warming may open up — but scientists wonder what it would cost environments there, and ultimately the planet. The Big Melt: An essay on the lesson from the Arctic summer of 2007. The worldwide thaw is accelerating: Thirty key international glaciers are melting about six times faster than in the 1980s — they are seen as the proverbial canary in the coal mine. A look at how the "frightening" UN climate report may be too optimistic. A study suggests climate change and conflict have gone hand-in-hand for the past 500 years. An interview with Patrick Moore, a co-founder of Greenpeace International turned nuclear power booster. Intellectual climate change: Preventing environmental disaster is just the latest of many supposedly unachievable ideas that have since been proven possible. Enough hot air already: To slow climate change, it's time to talk about real action. From Indonesia, a look at an unlikely band of DIY environmentalists. The Unlikely Environmentalist: How Chad Pregracke went from skater dude to the Mississippi River’s most impassioned caretaker is as odd a story as you’ll ever hear along the banks of the mighty river. From The Boston Globe Magazine, a special issue on 84 ways you can help the planet. From TED, David Keith on a surprising idea for "solving" climate change and Juan Enriquez offers a glimpse of some ground-breaking research to explore the potential of bioenergy. From California Literary Review, more on A World Without Us by Alan Weisman.
