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Scientist Drill Into Lake Twice the Size of Manhattan Found Beneath Almost 4,000 Feet of Ice
Scientists drilled down into a lake that exists beneath almost 1,100 meters (approximately 3,600 feet) of ice on Antarctica, a lake two times the size of Manhattan, at 160 square ...
January 1, 2019
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Cameras captured a deep-sea swimming sea cucumber, also known as the "headless chicken monster," for the first time ...
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Scientists say they have solved a century-old mystery involving Antarctica's Blood Falls.
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Antarctic Explorers Find Thriving Sea Creature Community Under the Frozen Landscape (Video)
Scientists exploring the frigid waters of Antarctica uncovered a diverse and thriving sea creature community nestled beneath the ...
December 21, 2016
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Polar Bear Population Faces Sharp Decline as Sea Ice Melts (Video)
Researchers predict nearly a third of the global polar bear population could die out in as little as ...
December 7, 2016
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Study: Brilliant Blue Lakes Are Forming on East Antarctica, Could be Dire
Thousands of pristine and blue lakes have appeared in the eastern portion of Antarctica, scientists have confirmed. According ...
September 2, 2016
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NASA: Antarctic Sea Ice Is Increasing and Arctic Ice Is Melting—Here’s Why
The ice in Antarctica is increasing while ice in the Arctic is decreasing, a study by NASA and ...
May 23, 2016
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New Landscape Explored Beneath the Ice of Antarctica
Millions of years ago, Antarctica had a tropical climate and was warm as California and Florida. Today, it ...
May 2, 2016
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2 Blue Whales Captured on Video by Drone Near Antartica
A video has surfaced showing two blue whales---a mother and calf---swimming in the Southern Ocean by Antarctica. The ...
February 3, 2016
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Did Scientists Just Find the World’s Largest Canyon? (Video)
A team of scientists, led by Durham University, believe that they have found the largest canyon in the ...
January 15, 2016
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Is Past Freeze Good News for Antarctic Ice Sheet?
Antarctica was once a balmier place, lush with plants and lakes.
December 24, 2015
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Surprising ‘Hot Zone’ Detected Under Antarctica
Data recovered from seismometers in Antarctica are giving scientists the first detailed look at the Earth beneath the ...
December 15, 2015
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Antarctic Ice Sheets Might Last Longer Than We Thought
As surface temperatures rise, ice sheets are melting at record rates and sea levels are rising—but perhaps not ...
September 8, 2015
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Barriers, Canals, and Fake Islands: How We Can Save Cities From Rising Sea Levels
Extreme storms and rising sea levels will threaten the existence of coastal cities worldwide, unless preventative action is ...
July 21, 2015
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Antarctic Life Is Weirder Than You’d Think
Recent investigations have shown the continent and surrounding ocean are rich in species, which are also very highly ...
June 29, 2015
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Someone Sailed Across Antarctica and Recorded It With a Drone (Video)
A Swedish man recently sailed across Antarctica, capturing his 16 day odyssey in hours of HD drone footage ...
May 30, 2015
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Microbial Life May Exist in Newly Discovered Waters Below Antarctic Surface (Video)
Antarctica is a cold, largely barren place, but researchers report they have come upon a previously unknown place ...
April 29, 2015
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Shrinking of Antarctic Ice Shelves Is Accelerating
Ask people what they know about Antarctica and they usually mention cold, snow and ice. In fact, there's ...
March 30, 2015
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Photo of Seal Pup Kissing Mom Goes Viral (Video)
Weddell seals from Erebus Bay in Antarctica have been studied for decades. One of the scientists, William Link ...
March 16, 2015
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NYC Subway Study Shows Half of DNA From Unknown Organisms (Video)
Cornell University researchers found traces of bubonic plague uptown, organisms only previously seen in Antarctica on the south ...
February 6, 2015
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Fish Found Living Deep Below Antarctic Ice (Video)
The water below the Antarctic ice sheet is as cold and dark as ever, but it turns out ...
January 23, 2015
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New Measurements Might Explain Sea-Level Rise Mystery (Video)
A matter of inches might help solve a riddle scientists have been working on for years: why rising ...
January 16, 2015
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Mysterious Circle in Antarctica Could Have Been Caused by Meteorite Crash (Video)
A 1.24-mile wide ring in eastern Antarctica was first spotted at the end of 2014 and may be ...
January 14, 2015
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Antarctica for All Ages: The Trip of a Lifetime
- Frank Hurley, photographer on Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endeavor Those words certainly ring true for me. As ...
January 7, 2015
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Antarctic Sea Ice Mystery Thickens… Literally (Video)
Antarctic sea ice isn't only expanding, it's thicker than previously thought, and scientists aren't sure exactly why.
November 25, 2014
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Melting Ice Shelves Drive Rapid Antarctic Sea Level Rise (Video)
A study of almost 20 years' worth of satellite images shows Antarctic sea levels are on the rise ...
September 1, 2014
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