Find out everything there is to know about Antarctica and stay updated on the latest Antarctica news with the comprehensive articles, interactive features and Antarctica pictures at LiveScience.com. Learn more about this fascinating continent as scientists continue to make amazing discoveries about Antarctica.
Explore Antarctica
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- Frigid Antarctica Loaded with Viruses
- A lake in Antarctica is home to a surprising number of viruses, a new study says.
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- Movie 'Whiteout' Gets Antarctic Science Right
- Writer Greg Rucka made sure it was grounded in fact as much as possible.
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- Extremophile Hunter Searches for 'Impossible' Life
- The search is on for extremophiles, living things that thrive where life would seem to be impossible -- from the glaciers of the Alaskan arctic, to the ice sheets of Anta...
More Antarctica News and Information
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Earth Checkup: 10 Health Status Signs
A look at how Earth is fairing and what progress has been made to cure its ills.
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1.5-million-year-old Antarctic Microbe Community Discovered
Colony of microbes discovered trapped in briny pool under Antarctic glacier.
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Antarctic Ice Bridge Breaks Up
A bridge connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf to the Antarctic Peninsula breaks up.
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Earth’s Future: Scary Ozone Scenario Thwarted
Simulation shows what would have been if ozone-eating chemicals hadn't been banned.
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Warming Impacts Antarctic Food Chain
Antarctic warming causes phytoplankton decline, with impacts on rest of food chain.
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New Antarctic Fish Species Discovered
Researchers find previously unknown species of fish in little explored part of Antarctica Ocean.
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Odd Life Found in Great Lakes
Extreme environment-loving life forms found in sinkholes of Lake Huron.
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Penguins in Peril, Research Shows
Penguin populations at a wildlife reserve in Argentina have been declining due to overfishing, climate changes and pollution.
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Antarctic Meltdown Would Flood Washington, D.C.
Sea level rise around North America higher than expected when previously ignored factors taken into account.
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Antarctica Is Warming: Climate Picture Clears Up
New compilation of Antarctic temperatures how that whole continent is warming, not cooling as previously thought.
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Antarctic Iceberg Scouring

Divers investigate iceberg scouring on sea floor of Antarctica.
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Antarctica Has More Species than Galapagos
An inventory of Antarctic islands animals reveals more known species than in the Galapagos.
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Disintegrates

Scientists conduct an aerial survey of massive ice field that has broken off Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf.
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Buried Glaciers Found on Mars
Orbiter radar reveals glaciers concealed under mid-latitude debris flows on Mars.
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Living with Penguins

NSF field scientists learn penguin physiology secrets in Antarctica.
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Huge Mountain Range Should Not Be There
Scientists will search for an Antarctic mountain range hidden beneath 2.5 miles of ice.
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New Thinking on When the Arctic Froze
Arctic may have gotten ice sooner than previously thought, study suggests.
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Biggest Melt Comes From Smallest Glaciers
Greenland's small coastal glaciers actually account for most of ice loss.
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Ancient Amphibian Had Enormous Teeth
A prehistoric predator that looked like a big crocodile paddled around Antarctic 240 million years ago.
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Melting Glaciers Sculpted Mars Gullies
Glaciation and subsequent snow and ice melt likely carved out Martian gullies.
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Greenland Glacier Breakup Suggests Imminent Disintegration
Two new breakups to Greenland glacier could mean major disintegration coming.
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