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Scientists will deploy two robot gliders like this one to study iceberg A-68a.

The UK is sending robot submarines to watch the world’s largest iceberg crash into an island

By Brandon Specktor published

The world’s largest iceberg appears days away from crashing into a penguin-filled island. These robots will study the aftermath.

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Here, a false-color view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole on Oct. 19, 2020. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone.

The ozone hole over Antarctica has grown much deeper and wider in 2020

By Peter Dockrill published

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has expanded to one of its greatest recorded sizes in recent years.

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Melting from ice shelves in Greenland and Antarctica (like the Getz Ice Shelf seen here) will contribute over 15 inches to global sea level rise by 2100, scientists have found in a new study.

Melting ice sheets will add over 15 inches to global sea level rise by 2100

By Chelsea Gohd published

A new, international study shows the significant impact that melting ice sheets will have on global sea levels.

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The Japanese research vessel Shirase sails through the ice near Shirase Glacier, in East Antarctica

Scientists discover the fastest-melting spot in East Antarctica

By Brandon Specktor published

A hidden, deep-sea 'hotspot' is carving away this East Antarctic ice shelf from below, new research finds

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The IceCube neutrino lab in Antarctica

Here is the best place on Earth to see stars, according to science

By Brandon Specktor published

Scientists confirm that ‘Dome A’ in Antarctica is the best place on Earth to see stars.

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One of the world's largest icebergs calved from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

How a hidden ocean circulates beneath the Antarctic ice

By Craig Stevens, Christina Hulbe published

Thick ice isolates a hidden ocean cavity from the furious winds and freezing air temperatures of Antarctica. But nothing stops the tides.

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An illustration of the temperate rainforest that thrived in West Antarctica about 90 million years ago, when dinosaurs still walked the Earth.

Remains of 90 million-year-old rainforest discovered under Antarctic ice

By Laura Geggel published

Antarctica was home to a temperate, swampy forest about 90 million years ago.

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This illustration shows a vertically exaggerated image of the ground under Denman Glacier in East Antarctica, including a deep trough (blue area in the center) beneath its eastern flank.

Antarctica's Denman Glacier is sinking into the world's deepest canyon

By Brandon Specktor published

Antarctica's Denman Glacier is falling into the world's largest land canyon.

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Icy snotsicles extend from a man's moustache.

What happens when your nose grows an icicle of snot?

By Mindy Weisberger published

When it's extremely cold, moisture produced by your warm body can freeze — even if it's still attached to your nose.

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The rocky coast of Sif Island peeks out under a mound of Antarctic ice.

Melting ice in Antarctica reveals new uncharted island

By Brandon Specktor published

Researchers discovered an uncharted island beneath melting Antarctic ice. Its rocky underbelly could hold clues to the continent's response to climate change.

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