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Cartoon – Changing times

August 15, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Black and white cartoon depicting a person sitting in front of a television with a speech bubble about news.

Humor

5 Discoveries That Prove Aliens Were Here

August 9, 2026 Antarctica Journal

The Antikythera Mechanism: The original mechanism apparently came out of the Mediterranean as a single encrusted piece. Soon afterward it fractured into three major pieces. Other small pieces have broken off in the interim from cleaning and handling, and still others were found on the sea floor by the Cousteau expedition. Other fragments may still be in storage, undiscovered […]

Cool

Christmas on Antarctica 100 Years Ago

August 9, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Just before Christmas… November 1915, while camping on the thawing ice of the Weddell Sea, Shackleton and his men saw their ship, Endurance, going down into the waters of this sea. “She’s going, boys!” Shackleton shouted the evening of November 21, 1915. “She went down bows first, her stern raised in the air. She then gave one quick dive and […]

Local News

Native Americans’ Siberian Roots

August 4, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Native Americans’ Siberian Roots have been documented in recent research. The skeleton of a girl who died over 12k years ago has provided DNA confirming evidence that Native Americans must have originally migrated from Siberia. Analysis of the DNA showed a genetic marker commonly found in today’s Native American population. Human geneticist Chris Tyler says, “From archaeological, genetic, and […]

Cartoon – A Very Chagrin Falls Thanksgiving

August 1, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Black-and-white cartoon panel showing A Very Chagrin Falls Thanksgiving with snowy streets, family at home, and winter humor about misunderstandings

Humor

Felix Frankfurter Quote – No Inevitability In History

July 21, 2026 Antarctica Journal

“There is no inevitability in history except as men make it.” – Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter

Scaphism – Most Horrifying Ancient Torture Technique

July 19, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Scaphism was a method of torture that caused its victims to be eaten to death by bugs. It’s even more horriffic than it sounds. Scaphism, also called “the boats,” was an ancient Persian method of torture and, inevitably, execution. The victim would be placed in a boat, and then another boat would be placed on top. The victim’s feet, head […]

100 Year Old Box of Negatives Found Frozen In Antarctica’s Ice

July 18, 2026 Antarctica Journal

While restoring one of the exploration huts in Antarctica, Conservators of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust discovered a 100 year old box that turned out to be a remarkable treasure. It contained 22 never-before-seen cellulose nitrate negatives documenting the life of Antarctic explorers a 100 years back. Preserved in a block of ice, this 100 year old box of negatives […]