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Space2Sea Antarctica: William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson and NASA astronauts talk exploration and science from the Drake Passage

Explorers, astronauts and filmmakers described life in space and on Earth in an epic livestream from the Drake Passage.

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Charles Dickens Museum showcases its collections to celebrate centenary

Items in special exhibition displayed for first time include copy of David Copperfield taken by Scott to Antarctica

The Guardian - UK

Watch the much-anticipated adventure film In a Lifetime, chronicling Xavier de le Rue and family seeking the perfect line in Antarctica

The film from The North Face follows Xavier de le Rue, his brother Victor and daughter Mila as they cross treacherous waters in search of the perfect line

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“I'm not scared when I see her skiing” – legendary snowboarder Xavier de la Rue passes the torch to his daughter in thrilling new adventure documentary

Of a Lifetime sees the famous skiing family take on Antarctica

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Space2Sea Antarctica: A student journalist's expedition to bottom of the world begins

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Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem

Scientists investigating the frozen Lake Enigma in Antarctica discovered an ecosystem teeming with strange microbial communities.

LiveScience

Space2Sea Voyage of Legends in Antarctica: Join William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, former NASA astronauts and more in free webinar on space and science

Tune into a live webinar on Dec. 19 as several cultural and scientific icons will answer questions about mysteries of the universe and space travel from an Antarctica-bound luxury expedition vessel.

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Conspiracy Theorist YouTuber Spends Thousands to Prove the Earth Is Flat, Finds Out It's Not: 'Sometimes You Are Wrong in Life'

Jeran Campanella, host of the YouTube show "Jeranism," spent $35,000 on a trip to Antarctica to prove the earth is flat just to learn it is not.

Latin Times

40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months

The "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.

LiveScience

Bay in Antarctica named after University of St Andrews professor

A BAY in Antarctica has been named after a professor who worked at the University of St Andrew's and passed away earlier this year...

The National (Scotland)

Earth from space: Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano

A 2018 satellite photo shows the aptly named Deception Island, which was formed by a massive eruption 4,000 years ago and remains volcanically active today.

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Rainer Goldsmith: Explorer who took part in the first overland crossing of Antarctica

The professor, who also had an established career in medical research, took part in the treacherous 1955-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition

The Independent UK

World’s largest iceberg on the move again after months spinning on the spot

The iceberg is about three times the size of New York City and more than twice the size of Greater London

The Independent UK

My epic Antarctica voyage ended in angry protests – but I loved every minute of this beautiful adventure

With sea storms and an unfixable ship, things did not go according to plan on SH Diana’s trip to the world’s southernmost continent, but Mark Stratton recounts how the cruise still ended up being a magnificent odyssey

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“This is about proving that disability does not mean inability” – meet the para-athlete skiing to the South Pole without the use of his left foot

Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole

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Unveiling the Antarctic ‘plastisphere’, a unique and potentially hazardous new ecosystem – new research

Antarctica, the world’s most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity goes, plastic debris inevitably follows.

The Guardian - UK

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows

The Independent UK

The 300 Brits spending a white Christmas where the sun never sets

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Passengers stage hunger strike on luxury Antarctica cruise after missing out on dream holiday

Swan Hellenic’s SH Diana diverted from Antarctica due to mechanical difficulties

The Conversation

A new model accurately predicts the migration of humpback whales – and may help them survive climate change

This year’s humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) season in Australia has almost come to an end. The beloved mammals are on their way to Antarctica for a summer of feeding. Next year from April onwards, millions of people will again witness their movements and acrobatic displays – either from the coast…

Evening Standard

Nasa scan reveals abandoned Cold War 'nuclear' city under Greenland ice

New radar device will ultimately be used to measure thickness of ice sheets in similar environments such as Antarctica

The Independent UK

Nasa scans reveal abandoned city buried under ice in Greenland

Method can help scientists measure ice sheet thickness in similar environments like Antarctica

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Emperor Penguin Swims From Antarctica To Australia

Emperor penguin Gus found in Australia, nursed back to health, and released into the Southern Ocean after a remarkable journey. Conservation efforts are cr...

The Independent UK

Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia has been released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach

LiveScience

'Another piece of the puzzle': Antarctica's 1st-ever amber fossil sheds light on dinosaur-era rainforest that covered South Pole 90 million years ago

Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below the seafloor have revealed a tiny piece of fossilized resin holding fragments of an ancient rainforest that covered the South Pole during the Cretaceous period.

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