Today, Secretary of State John Kerry will speak about the U.S.-New Zealand initiative to establish the world’s largest marine protected area in Antarctica’s Ross Sea at the National Geographic Society. More: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/03/206320.htm

In the photo, Adelie penguins explode from the water like corks, crashing onto the floating ice. Adelies nest on Antarctica’s few patches of bare ground, and some colonies date back thousands of years, 2008. [John B. Weller photo, courtesy of The Pew Charitable Trusts]