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How is Antarctica melting, exactly? Crucial details are beginning to come into focus

The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend. Two kilometres thick on average and covering nearly twice the area of Australia, the ice sheet holds enough freshwater to raise global sea levels by 58 metres.

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'Warm water' from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame?

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Space2Sea Antarctica: 2 Ukrainian soldiers fulfill 1st part of Antarctic dream

Visiting Antarctica — and, in particular, Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base on the continent's peninsula — was a lifelong dream of two Ukrainian soldiers.

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What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 launch test today?

SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will now launch no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

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Antarctica 'pyramid': The strangely symmetrical mountain that sparked a major alien conspiracy theory

Antarctica is home to a peak shaped like a perfect pyramid — but contrary to what conspiracy theorists say, the mountain's four symmetrical faces were forged through natural processes.

LiveScience

Scientists Drill 1.2 Million-Year-Old Antarctic Ice Core

International team drills 1.2 million-year-old ice core in Antarctica, offering insights into Earth's climate history and greenhouse gas levels.

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Want to get into shape this year? Check out how para-athlete Jonny Huntington trained to traverse the Antarctic

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

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Fire and ice: scientists unlocking Antarctica's secrets

Air bubbles trapped in layers of ancient ice in Antarctica are being studied by scientists to better understand the impact of spikes in methane and carbon.

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Australian bushfire smoke detected over Antarctica for first time since black summer

Particles recorded by scientists at the Chilean research station, the Profesor Julio Escudero Base, as recently as Sunday

The Guardian - AU

Preet Chandi aims to be first woman to go solo and unsupported to north pole

Record-breaking explorer, who was first woman of colour to complete solo expedition to Antarctica, turns to north

The Guardian - UK

Drastic Antarctic sea ice loss could fuel extreme weather in years ahead

Massive reductions in Antarctic sea ice in recent years has been correlated with more stormy days in the Southern Ocean, and could have implications for vital ocean currents.

LiveScience

Skiing, wool baubles, ice-cream: how Antarctic scientists celebrate Christmas

From the Flask glacier to King George Island, intrepid researchers expect good cheer, snow and DIY ice-cream

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Russian hosting firm RUVDS takes server tech to the South Pole for high-speed data tests in extreme conditions

Exploring high-speed data at the world’s coldest frontier, RUVDS aims for Antarctic breakthrough after North Pole test.

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Antarctica quiz: Test your knowledge on Earth's frozen continent

How much do you know about Antarctica? Take our science quiz to see if you'll freeze up or be as cool as a cucumber.

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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

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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.

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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.

LiveScience

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.

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