Antarctica: Facts news, features and articles about the southernmost continent
Marilyn Perkins
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Watch 1st aerial footage of gigantic, breakaway Antarctic iceberg the size of Los AngelesResearchers from the British Antarctic Survey recently captured the first close-up video of A81, an enormous iceberg that broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in January.
By Harry Baker Published
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17-pound meteorite found in Antarctica, likely hidden for millennia, is perfectly intactOn a recent expedition to Antarctica, researchers discovered five perfectly-preserved meteorites that have likely been hiding beneath the ice for thousands of years.
By Harry Baker Published
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50 amazing facts about AntarcticaAntarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest continent on the planet, and researchers are still discovering many of its secrets. Find out some of the most interesting facts about the southernmost continent.
By Andrea Thompson Last updated
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Widening chasm births Antarctic iceberg larger than Los AngelesThe giant chasm on Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf has split and created a massive iceberg.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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10 amazing discoveries from Antarctica in 2022A large number of scientific discoveries emerged from Earth's most southerly continent this year. Here are some of our favorites.
By Harry Baker Published
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Logic-defying 'bottom blooms' could sustain hidden ecosystems in Arctic and AntarcticaA pair of new studies has revealed 'highly unlikely' phytoplankton blooms appearing near the seafloor and under sea ice at both Earth's poles.
By Harry Baker Published
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World’s largest iceberg is getting swept away from Antarctica to its doom, satellite image showsA new satellite image shows that the world's largest iceberg, A-76A, has entered the Drake Passage, a waterway that contains a fast-moving ocean current that will send the mighty berg on a one-way trip to its watery grave.
By Harry Baker Published
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Will Antarctica ever be habitable?As global temperatures rise, the ecology of Antarctica is already changing, but Earth's climate would have to change drastically before the continent could support agriculture and permanent settlers.
By Martin McGuigan Published
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Enormous river discovered beneath Antarctica is nearly 300 miles longThe discovery of a river beneath the Antarctic ice reveals that the bottom of the ice sheet may be more susceptible to melt than previously believed.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
