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See how pilots made daring rescue flight in frozen darkness for Antarctica evacuation
New Zealand air force pilots flew 20 hours in dark, dangerous weather to rescue American researchers from McMurdo research ...
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How China Brought Clean Energy to Antarctica’s Frigid Darkness
Solar panels, wind turbines, a hydrogen energy system and lithium-ion batteries are powering China’s newest polar research ...
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332 colossal canyons just revealed beneath Antarctica’s ice
Deep beneath the Antarctic seas lies a hidden network of 332 colossal submarine canyons, some plunging over 4,000 meters, revealed in unprecedented detail by new high-resolution mapping. These ...
Three Americans evacuated from Antarctica after medical emergency at research station
The New Zealand air force completed a high-risk medical evacuation of three Americans from Antarctica in freezing temperatures and total darkness on ice runway.
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I Spent 20 Days in Antarctica and Learned Epic Life Lessons—Here’s How You Can, Too
A trip to Antarctica is the ultimate invitation to slow down. I went fully offline once I arrived, and only took photos with ...
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Record Krill Catch Prompts Early End to Fishing Season in Antarctica and Growing Calls to Protect its Fragile Ecosystems
Antarctica’s krill fishery has shut down months ahead of schedule after reaching its full seasonal catch-limit—a historic ...
Krill fishery in Antarctica shut down after record catch triggers unprecedented early closure
Officials have shut down the krill fishery near Antarctica early after exceeding the seasonal catch limit for the first time.
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Scientists crush ice cores to predict Antarctica's next big ice crack
In Antarctica, two giant rifts, known as Chasm 1 and Halloween Crack, split across the Brunt Ice Shelf. The implications of ...
Expert debunks misleading meme about Antarctica: 'Real numbers can be used to tell a fake story'
One of the science commentators at the News Literacy Project (@newslitproject) took to TikTok to debunk claims from a ...