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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.
Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice
"There was this gigantic river system": Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.
Blood Falls: Antarctica's crimson waterfall forged from an ancient hidden heart
Iron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what looks like a bloody mess — but the so-called Blood Falls aren't as gruesome as they first appear and sound.
Antarctic ice hole the size of Switzerland keeps cracking open. Now scientists finally know why.
The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why.
