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Antarctica
Arcs in the news about Antarctica from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Subject · 73 stories · 427 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 12, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
Nothing ongoing.
All arcs0 named arcs in 2025
Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.
No named arcs in 2025 yet.
On a timeline
every arc in 2025 at its own dates · opens on month
Jan 1 – Dec 9, 2025No arcs in this window
- Each row is an arc
- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
Earlier years are still being indexed.
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| May 20, 2024 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 64 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 41 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| May 4, 2026 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 148 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else15 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Antarctica that are not part of any arc yet
- Sep 6– 7American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo released from Antarctic air base after 2 months7 articles · 7 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Aug 12U.S. teen influencer stranded in Chilean Antarctic since landing without permission11 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Aug 11– 12Melting ice reveals remains of Antarctic researcher who vanished 66 years ago12 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 6 center, 0 right
- Aug 6– 7US researchers evacuated from Antarctica in daring rescue mission11 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 3 right
- Jul 2– 3US teen influencer detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents9 articles · 9 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Jun 10Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in one region of Antarctica, satellite photos show5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Apr 3– 4Trump's trade war targets island full of penguins, Russia faces no new tariffs13 articles · 10 independent sources4 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Mar 18Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats11 articles · 11 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Jan 9– 10Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic13 articles · 11 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 0 right
Stories that name Antarctica
- Nov 20Moss survived in space for nine months, study finds9 articles · 9 independent sources2 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Oct 21– 22Mosquitoes found in Iceland for 1st time as temperatures in the region rise13 articles · 9 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Aug 227.5-magnitude earthquake hits Drake Passage off South America6 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- May 2Tsunami warning issued for Chile after huge earthquake off Argentina7 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Apr 15– 16Colossal squid filmed alive in the ocean for first time 100 years after discovery30 articles · 23 independent sources4 left, 10 center, 1 right
- Apr 3Trump tariffs target remote, uninhabited islands with no U.S. trade30 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 8 center, 1 right