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Wind is thawing Greenland, but also helping Antarctica retain its ice sheets somehow
Even if you leave the various glacier-laced mountains out of the equation, the ice sheets in Greenl…
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Passengers are furious after Norwegian Cruise Line removed Antarctica from its itinerary after everyone had boarded
Passengers have turned to TikTok and Facebook to express their frustrations over the Antarctica leg…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Animals full of PFAS 'forever chemicals' have been found on every continent except Antarctica, new report finds
Animals breathe air, drink water, and eat food contaminated with PFAS just like us. Mapping the pol…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Melting poles: Unprecedented levels of sea ice loss threatens global climate balance
Sea ice plays a crucial role in maintaining Earth's temperature by reflecting a significant amount …
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A geoscientist explains what would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning
If you were standing on Earth's equator when it suddenly stopped spinning, you could go flying east…
Emily Swaim
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9 passenger airliners that have landed on Antarctica's rugged runways made out of blue ice
For over a decade, Boeing and Airbus aircraft have regularly ferried scientists, athelets, and deep…
Taylor Rains
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Blood Falls gushes red water from Antarctica's ice. It took scientists 106 years to figure out what causes its color.
Antarctica's Blood Falls seeps from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney on November 26, …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Amazing photo shows Antarctica bathed in pink light after a volcano eruption spewed particles in the atmosphere
The color is from sulfate particles released by an eruption on the island nation of Tonga in Januar…
Marianne Guenot
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Stunning video shows Antarctic killer whales appearing to use icebergs as scratching posts, possibly to exfoliate their skin
National Geographic captured the first known footage of killer whales rubbing up against icebergs, …
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Kelsey Vl…
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The world's biggest iceberg is on the move after 37 years, and it could threaten wildlife
A23a had been tethered to the sea floor for almost 40 years, but it's now floating away toward the …
Marianne Guenot
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Hi-res images show the ocean floor around Antarctica in unprecedented detail
The striking images, made from sonar readings, can help boats avoid dangerous obstacles in the poor…
Marianne Guenot
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I spent $5,700 to visit Antarctica. It was one of the most draining trips of my life — but I don't regret it.
Traveling to Antarctica proved to be much more rigorous than expected, but I don't regret spending …
Taylor Rains
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Researchers discovered a hidden Antarctic landscape under a layer of ice over a mile thick that shows how different the continent looked millions of years ago
There are ancient hills and valleys preserved under a thick layer of ice in Antarctica. The frozen …
Jenny McGrath
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An ice shelf previously thought to be stable has collapsed in Antarctica
The shelf was the size of New York City and collapsed as temperatures in the region soared to more …
Rebecca Cohen
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Bizarre heat waves strike Arctic and Antarctic poles, raising them 50 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit above normal
As the Arctic emerges from the darkest winter days, Antarctica is about to enter them. Atmospheric …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The most intense heat wave ever recorded on Earth happened in Antarctica last year, scientists say
The research team found that Eastern Antarctica spiked by almost 70 degrees Fahrenheit over the ave…
Katie Hawkinson
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2 flowering plants in Antarctica are growing at an unprecedented speed, a rare spectacle showing a 'tipping point' of the climate crisis, study says
The study found two plants native to Antarctica grew much quicker between 2009 and 2019 than they d…
Marianne Guenot
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Scientists finally finished mapping Earth's 8th continent Zealandia, helping them solve the lost continent's mysterious history
The huge landmassl, Zealandia, sits East of Australia. It's been lost underwater for millennia. Sci…
Jenny McGrath,Marianne Guenot
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Mapping Zealandia: Scientists chart the tectonic secrets of Earth’s sunken 8th continent
Zealandia spans approximately a massive 4.9 million square kilometres, making it half the size of A…
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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner made history. It's the first of its kind to fly into Antarctica — landing on an icy runway with 45 passengers.
Budget carrier Norse Atlantic joined the Antarctic club when it flew a Boeing 787 with 45 passenger…