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Scientists have been puzzled by a gleaming turquoise spot in the Antarctic Ocean showing up in satellite images. They went to have a look.

Satellites Spotted a Strange Glow in the Ocean, and Scientists Have a Wild Explanation

By Victor Tangermann

Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Revealing Tentacled Creatures Beneath

Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Revealing Tentacled Creatures Beneath

By Victor Tangermann

The world's largest iceberg, roughly four times the size of New York City, has run aground after crashing into a remote island.

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World’s Largest Iceberg Escapes Antarctic, Crashes Into Remote Island

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have discovered amber deep below the surface of the Antarctic, evidence of a temperature rainforest 90 million years ago.

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Scientists Find Evidence of an Ancient Rainforest in Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

New satellite imagery has revealed that Antarctic sea ice reached yet another record-low in mid-September.

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Antarctic Sea Ice Shrinks to “Mind-Blowing” Low

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Both the Earth's North and South poles in the Arctic and Antarctica are experiencing unprecedented warming and soaring temperatures this week.

Something Is Up With Earth’s North and South Poles

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Antarctica is showing some worrying signs of pollution in the form of a black carbon layer blanketing the snow, caused by tourists burning fossil fuels.

Antarctica’s Pristine Snow Besmirched With Horrid Black Pollution, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

A gigantic iceberg roughly 70 times the size of Manhattan has broken off from the Antarctic, becoming the world's largest iceberg.

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World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks off Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

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Rethinking Aliens: We Found Life in a Place Once Considered Sterile

By Lou Del Bello