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Antarctica
This Volcano in Antarctica Spews Gold Pieces Every Day—But Why? (And How Can We Get Some?)
If treasures were ranked based on being the most impossible to reap, the golden bounty inside Mount Erebus near the icy South Pole would surely rank priceless. A cataclysmic explosion ...
July 25, 2024
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Epoch Inspired Staff
Stunning Photos Capture Bubble Magic in Antarctica
Capturing a frozen bubble sounds easier than it is. Station chef and photographer Justin Chambers tells of how ...
July 2, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
The Scramble for Antarctica
Commentary The “scramble for Antarctica” is slowly gathering steam, and it is not unrelated to a new “scramble ...
April 25, 2024
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Gregory Copley
Towing Icebergs From Antarctica Considered Potential Solution to Global Water Shortages
With 60 percent of the world's fresh water trapped in Antarctica's ice, some say it's becoming critical to ...
March 25, 2024
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Autumn Spredemann
RARE VIDEO: One-in-20,000 All-White Penguin Spotted Chilling in Icy Antarctica
Scientists working at a research base in Chilean Antarctica spotted one penguin sticking out from all the rest. ...
February 9, 2024
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Anna Mason
Navigating the Infamous Drake Passage
To explore Antarctica by ship, you first must brave the tempestuous and unpredictable Drake Passage.
February 4, 2024
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Tim Johnson
Bird Flu Found in Penguins Near Antarctica, 200 Chicks Dead
A deadly type of bird flu has been found in gentoo penguins for the first time, according to ...
January 30, 2024
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Reuters
Hong Kong Youth Conquers Antarctica’s Highest Peak, Completing All Seven Continent Summits by Age 20
At 5:25 p.m. on Jan. 6, Antarctic local time, the figure of a Hong Kong youth holding a ...
January 13, 2024
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Jenny Zeng
Melbourne Mum Breaks Ultramarathon Polar World Record
A Melbourne mum has broken the world record for longest run in a polar region after completing a ...
January 12, 2024
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AAP
Record Voyage to Uncover Antarctic Climate Mysteries
Deep-diving robots will venture kilometres under the Southern Ocean's surface to determine how it is holding up in ...
January 5, 2024
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AAP
Australian to Create Conservation Zone Bigger Than Japan
Australia is set to triple the size of its marine park on Macquarie Island, making it far larger ...
June 6, 2023
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Cindy Li
Beijing’s Antarctic Land Grab: CCP Builds 5th Base Near South Pole
Beijing is embarking on the "most significant" expansion of its footprint in Antarctica after new satellite images revealed ...
April 19, 2023
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Daniel Y. Teng
Off the Grid in Antarctica
After years of consideration—and several COVID delays—my husband and I decided this was the year to attack our ...
February 19, 2023
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Lesley Sauls Frederikson
Ushuaia at the Bottom of the World
On our way to and from an Antarctic adventure on the National Geographic Explorer vessel, my husband and ...
February 18, 2023
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Lesley Sauls Frederikson
In the Steps of Explorers: Finding Antarctica
I have never been to the moon, or any other planet beyond, of course, Earth. But I do ...
February 5, 2023
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Tim Johnson
Where to Go in 2023: 8 Top Travel Destinations
Antarctica Believe it or not, this mostly undiscovered continent is getting busy. This year, a record 82 passenger ...
December 4, 2022
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Tim Johnson
Travel to Antarctica Suspended Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has suspended all travel to Antarctica for at least two weeks following a ...
November 8, 2022
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Lorenz Duchamps
Australia Commits $800 Million to Strengthen Antarctic Foothold Amid Chinese Expansion
Australia will be reinforcing its strategic and scientific capabilities in the south pole while concerns loom of Chinese ...
February 22, 2022
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Daniel Khmelev
Study Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains ...
January 15, 2022
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The Associated Press
Chile Astronomer Gets Front Row Seat to Eclipse
Chilean astronomer Patricio Rojo witnessed the total solar eclipse from the Chilean Antarctica that for nearly two minutes ...
December 6, 2021
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The Associated Press
Solar Eclipse Brings Minutes to Darkness to Antarctic Summer
Video released by NASA showed a total solar eclipse as seen from Western Antarctica on Saturday. The earth's ...
December 4, 2021
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Reuters
South Pole’s Cold Season Was Coldest on Record
While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) called July 2021 Earth’s hottest July in 142 years of ...
October 19, 2021
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Nathan Worcester
Southern Ocean Recognized as Fifth Ocean by National Geographic
By Jami Ganz From New York Daily News The Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, was officially recognized by ...
June 10, 2021
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Tribune News Service
Australian Expeditioner Evacuated From Antarctica in 5 Days
Australia, China and the US have collaborated on a mission to medically evacuate an Australian expeditioner from Antarctica. ...
December 24, 2020
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AAP
Australia Must Keep ‘Eyes Wide Open’ on China’s Antarctic Claim
A Canberra-based defence think tank is warning the federal government to take a more proactive approach to engaging ...
May 14, 2020
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Daniel Y. Teng
Antarctica: Unlike Any Other Place on Earth
Here I am at last—I have made it to all seven continents—and finally I have arrived at the ...
March 23, 2020
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Fred J. Eckert
Some Flat-Earth Proponents Are Planning Trip to Antarctica, Says Report
Prominent supporters of the flat Earth idea have shown an interest in going to Antarctica to prove their ...
March 25, 2019
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Jack Phillips
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