About 200 years ago, Antarctica was barely an idea. Today it's a world of scientific possibility. How did we get here — and what will happen as climate change continues to threaten this pristine land and the creatures that call it home? From the PBS NewsHour, an original four-part series on Antarctica — the continent, its creatures, the scientists and the threats that lie ahead. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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25 min
Introducing America, Interrupted
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15 min
EPISODE 1: Nobody warned us it would be like this
On a big white cruise ship, 140 tourists have paid thousands of dollars for a rare first-hand tour of Antarctica. Humans didn't set foot on the continent until about 200 years ago,…
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18 min
EPISODE 2: I'm a penguin counter for God's sake!
Ron Naveen has been counting penguins on a remote, inhospitable stretch of Antarctica for nearly four decades. He's one of the few people who still counts these adorable, flightles…
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19 min
EPISODE 3: Bars, babies and a big breakthrough
Over thousands of years, humans built civilizations on every other continent on Earth. But it wasn't until the 1800s that we arrived on Antarctica. Today, it's still a place with n…
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18 min
EPISODE 4: What the ice is telling us
Antarctica is covered almost entirely by thick sheets of ice, but that ice is now slipping away at an accelerating rate. Many researchers say that as the Earth continues to warm, m…
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2 min
Preview: The Last Continent
On April 24, the PBS NewsHour releases its first original podcast series, "The Last Continent," a four-part journey to Antarctica. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/ne…