A newly identified rocky island in the northwestern Weddell Sea, previously marked only as a navigation hazard, was confirmed during the 2026 Polarstern expedition led by the Alfred Wegener Institute. Its ice-covered surface blends with surrounding icebergs, making detection from satellite imagery difficult—raising a key question: how many similar features remain misclassified in sparsely surveyed Antarctic waters? (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute / Christian Haas)

Antarctica’s Grip: When New Zealand’s Capital Sees Snow for the First Time in Over a Decade

Wellington saw its first snow in 11 years as an Antarctic blast gripped New Zealand, closing roads and delighting Dunedin's Baldwin Street skiers.

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When sugar prices hit record highs, mills pulled cane away from ethanol and back to the sweetener. The reversal exposes a fragile balance: every litre of biofuel competes with the plate, and policy shifts the moment food costs spike. [Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0]

India Halts Its Own Ethanol Push to Salvage Sugar at Record Prices

Sugar mills abandoned ethanol as 2026 prices hit records, diverting only 10 percent of output to fuel. Export bans and stock limits reversed incentives, prioritising domestic food security over The s.

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