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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.

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.

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.

Spooky 'blood snow' invades Antarctic island
By Brandon Specktor published
Blood-red algae is blooming in Antarctica, leading to plains of creepy 'watermelon snow' across Galindez Island.

See record-high temperatures strip Antarctica of huge amounts of ice
By Brandon Specktor published
Antarctica saw two record-high temperatures set between Feb. 6 and Feb.9, and that took a huge toll on the continent's ice, as seen in NASA images.

Antarctica just saw its all-time hottest day ever
By Brandon Specktor published
A research station off Antarctica's northern tip just reported a new record-high temperature of 69.35 degrees Fahrenheit (20.75 degrees Celsius).

One of Antarctica's fastest-shrinking glaciers just lost an iceberg twice the size of Washington, D.C.
By Brandon Specktor published
A huge chunk of ice twice the size of Washington, D.C., just broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island glacier, continuing a troubling trend that could signify glacial collapse.

Surprisingly warm water found on underside of Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'
By Laura Geggel published
For the first time, an underwater robot visited the bottom of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

Russian explorers discovered Antarctica 200 years ago. What we've learned about Earth's coldest continent.
By Dan Morgan published
Two centuries after it was first sighted by Russian explorers, Antarctica is a key site for studying the future of Earth's climate – and for global scientific cooperation.
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