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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.
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.
Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano
Earth from space 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.
When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?
Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?
High winds paint puzzling ice streaks across the sea in Antarctica
Earth from space A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.
Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic ice
The unusual patterns, found beneath West Antarctica's Doston Ice Shelf, could help scientists to better understand how glaciers erode.
