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Antarctic hides extreme ecosystem
Scientists have pulled up thousands of different types of micro-organisms from Lake Whillans, a large body of water buried 800m under the ice sheet.
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Falling the iceberg
Iceberg collapsed a couple of seconds, no injuries
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The Unrideable Wave
An incredible ice-berg wave, frozen in time, hangs delicately over the serene waters of Paradise Harbour along the Antarctic Peninsula. The textures in this berg were breathtaking. By Tim McCullough.
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Summer-in-Antarctica
Behind the Argentina's Esperanza Base, on the Antarctic peninsula, it's possible to stand on a cliff and look down on a colony of 250 000 Adelie penguins. This area, the most frequented by penguins going to and from the sea, changes its appearance daily, depending on snowfall, blooms of algae in the ice, or the colors that the penguins drag along with their feet.
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Why do so many nations want a piece of Antarctica?
Seven countries have laid claim to parts of Antarctica and many more have a presence there - why do they all want a piece of this frozen wasteland? I pick a path between rock pools and settle my bottom on a boulder. A spectacular, silent view unfolds across a mountain-fringed bay. Then there is a flash in the shallows by my feet - an arrow of white and black.
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet's Collapse Triggers Sea Level Warning
Teams of scientists say the long-feared collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has begun, kicking off what's likely to be a centuries-long process that could raise sea levels by as much as 15 feet.
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Ice-loss moves the Earth 250 miles down
Scientists have revealed that Earth's mantle under Antarctica is at a lower viscosity and moving at such a rapid rate it is changing the shape of the land at a rate that can be recorded by GPS. They have explained for the first time why the upward motion of Earth's crust in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula is currently taking place so quickly.
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Video Trailer - The Vostok Juncture
Canadian author Matt Chatelain's video trailer for The Vostok Juncture promises adventure and intrigue. We help authors from around the world put their ideas into words.
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Massive Iceberg Six Times The Size Of Manhattan Breaks Off Of Antarctica
Scientists are monitoring an iceberg roughly six times the size of Manhattan - one of the largest now in existence - that broke off from an Antarctic glacier and is heading into the open ocean.
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Today’s Antarctic region once as hot as California, Florida
Parts of ancient Antarctica were as warm as today’s California coast, and polar regions of the southern Pacific Ocean registered 21st-century Florida heat, according to scientists using a new way to measure past temperatures.
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Diamond clues under Antarctic ice
Scientists say they have discovered compelling evidence that diamonds exist in the icy mountains of Antarctica.
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The Bizarre, Beautiful, Fascinating World Beneath Antarctic Ice
Rob Robbins and Steve Rupp have been diving under the Antarctic sea ice for a combined 60 years. Hang around their dive headquarters at McMurdo Station and you’ll see rows of oxygen tanks, wetsuits, and breathing apparatus.
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