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Massive Antarctic iceberg was ripped in two by powerful ocean currents
Fractures in an Antarctic iceberg were likely caused by rapid changes in the currents that flow through the Southern Ocean.
Ice Shelf Collapse Reveals New Undersea World
Scientists have found clams and bacteria thriving under Antarctica.
Scientists discover 1 million-year-old DNA sample lurking beneath Antarctic seafloor
Analysis of DNA samples collected from beneath the seafloor in Antarctica has revealed that some of the ancient genetic material could be around 1 million years old.
'Doomsday Glacier' is teetering even closer to disaster than scientists thought, new seafloor map shows
A new study has revealed that the Thwaites glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier," could melt away much faster than previously believed.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is hemorrhaging ice faster than in the past 5,500 years
Ice melt from vanishing glaciers in Antarctica could raise sea levels by as much as 11 feet.
'Factorian Deep,' the new deepest point in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, mapped for the first time
A sprawling new sonar map of Antarctica's Southern Ocean includes the ocean's new deepest point, the 'Factorian Deep,' for the first time.
Discovery of 'hidden world' under Antarctic ice has scientists 'jumping for joy'
Researchers in Antarctica have discovered a hidden ecosystem more than 1,600 feet below the ice, which is filled with shrimplike creatures.
City-size lake found miles below Antarctica's biggest ice sheet
Drilling into the lake will enable scientists to track the history of climate change.
