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Huge subglacial lake discovered underneath Antarctica's ice
Antarctica might be an icy, barren, windswept landscape today, but millions of years ago it was home to thriving forests, dinosaurs, and a breathtaking landscape replete with rivers, lakes and massive canyons. Much of its past is still sitting there, buried underneath layers of ice, waiting to be discovered in the form of fossils and geology. It's even possible that ancient creatures still live under Antarctica's ice, hidden for millennia beneath the continent's cold glacial cap.
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What It's Like To Be The Only Painter In Antarctica
Making art at the bottom of the world, where paint freezes and the best subjects are millimeters long.
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Antarctic Ice Melting Could Raise Sea Levels Nearly 50 Feet By 2500
Last December, the world’s politicians finally acknowledged what almost every climatologist has been saying for ages: The world is warming, and we are mostly responsible. A new study published in the journal Nature reveals just how catastrophic our manipulation of the world’s climate may be. By 2500, the continued melting of the Antarctic land ice will cause a whopping 15 meters (about 49 feet) in global sea level rise. “This could spell disaster for many low-lying cities,”...
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Climate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly
The computer program, which accurately modeled past sea levels for the first time, predicts up to three feet of sea level rise from Antarctica by 2100. By Justin Gillis.
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Antarctic Birds can Recognize Individual People, and Attack Intruders
The birds often chase intruders and claw their heads.
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Antarctica’s ice is being carved up from below
Two years ago, a pair of scientific studies documented that the glaciers of West Antarctica, which hold back over 3 meters (nearly 10 feet) of potential sea level rise, are melting and retreating from below. The cause? It appears that these glaciers, which are perched on the seafloor deep below the ocean surface, are being lapped at by flows of warm ocean currents. Since then, researchers have been focusing more and more urgent...
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What books were taken to the Antarctic 100 years ago?
When Sir Ernest Shackleton set off for Antarctica on his ship Endurance, he made sure he had plenty of reading material. But details of precisely what books he took have remained hidden in this photograph - until now. The image from the ill-fated South Pole expedition - taken in early March 1915 by Australian photographer Frank Hurley - has been digitised by the Royal Geographical Society in London.
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150,000 penguins killed after giant iceberg renders colony landlocked
An estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins living in Antarctica have died after an iceberg the size of Rome became grounded near their colony, forcing them to trek 60km to the sea for food. The penguins of Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay used to live close to a large body of open water. However, in 2010 a colossal iceberg measuring 2900sq km became trapped in the bay, rendering the colony effectively landlocked.
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British explorer Henry Worsley dies crossing Antarctic
British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton. The 55-year-old former British Army officer died after being airlifted to a hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile, suffering severe exhaustion and dehydration. The father-of-two was found to have bacterial peritonitis (a bacterial infection in the abdomen), after having trekked around 913 miles unaided across the South Pole...
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A Cathedral of Ice
A scientist dives beneath the surface of the frigid Antarctic ice sheet and finds a landscape full of colors, light, and
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Who Owns Antarctica?
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Scientist claim to possibly have found Pyramid like structures in Antarctica
Three ancient pyramids have been discovered in the Antarctic by a team of American and European scientists. Two of the pyramids were discovered about 16 kilometers inland, while the third one was very close to the coastline. An expedition to the bizarre structures should answer the intriguing question whether they are artificial or natural. The first reports about the pyramids appeared in western mass media last year.
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14th December 1911 - Amundsen reaches South Pole
Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his British rival, Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen, born in Borge, near Oslo, in 1872, was one of the great figures in polar exploration. In 1897, he was first mate on a Belgian expedition that was the first ever to winter in the Antarctic.
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After 35 Years, U.S. Set to Finally Build More Icebreakers
After a 35 year hiatus, the U.S. Coast Guard is set to build a new heavy endurance icebreaker. The head of the sea service's acquisition office believes production on a new ship could start in five years—and will cost at least a billion dollars. According to USNI News, acquisition chief Rear Admiral Mike Haycock said the Coast Guard has finalized plans to buy a ship to replace the Polar Star, the service's only heavy icebreaker.
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29th November 1929 - Byrd flies over South Pole
American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions make the first flight over the South Pole, flying from their base on the Ross Ice Shelf to the pole and back in 18 hours and 41 minutes.
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Scenes From A Chilling Adventure Through The Antarctic
Award-winning photographer Alex Bernasconi travels the world in hopes of capturing and depicting mother nature at her absolute best. His recent journey through the Antarctic was no exception as Bernasconi encountered some of the most incredible icebergs and breathtaking wildlife...
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Ross Ice Shelf
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Ozone Hole Nears Record-Breaking Size Again
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is nearing record-breaking size again, scientists say.
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Melting ice in west Antarctica could raise seas by three metres, warns study
Nasa research finds ice in the region has gone into ‘irreversible retreat’ and claims effect is ‘unstoppable’
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NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses
A new NASA study says that an increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers. The research challenges the conclusions of other studies, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2013 report, which says that Antarctica is overall losing land ice.
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