The future of Antarctic research is in jeopardy as proposed U.S. science budget cuts threaten international cooperation and environmental studies in the region.

• Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks — The New York Times Science -

A fossil of Fiona the pregnant sea reptile, an ichthyosaur found under a Chilean glacier, provides new insights into extinct marine life and the geological processes that shaped ancient oceans during supercontinent breakup.

• Fiona the Pregnant Sea Reptile’s Fossil Hints at the Birth of a New Ocean — The New York Times Science -