Antarctica: Facts news, features and articles about the southernmost continent
Marilyn Perkins
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NASA is tracking two explorers across Antarctica to prepare humans for MarsNASA is tracking two explorers on a 2,268-mile (3,650 kilometers) journey across Antarctica to learn more about humanity's ability to survive on Mars.
By Ben Turner Published
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When did Antarctica become a continent?Here's when Antarctica broke free of an ancient supercontinent.
By Stacy Kish Published
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See how the huge ozone hole over Antarctica has grown in 2021 in this NASA videoA new NASA video highlights the giant ozone hole that opened over the Antarctic this year.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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These retouched photos of Shackleton's 1914 expedition look like they were taken yesterdayMultimedia artist Stuart Humphryes has retouched photographs from the famous Shackleton expedition to Antarctica, updating their color to modern brilliance.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Underwater views of Antarctic jellies are 'a magic portal to another world'The short film "Life Beneath the Ice" features delicate, illuminated marine creatures living under the sea ice in Antarctica.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Massive iceberg narrowly avoided collision with Antarctic ice shelfA-74 nearly collided with the ice shelf it split from last February. Such a strong impact may have released an even larger iceberg.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is fighting an invisible battle against the inner Earth, new study findsResearchers studied geothermal heat flow below West Antarctica, and found that the infamous Thwaites Glacier is being disproportionately cooked from below.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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NASA uncovers hidden system of mysteriously draining lakes under AntarcticaNASA scientists have mapped the dynamic, ever-shifting lakes beneath Antarctica in more detail than ever before.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Antarctica was likely discovered 1,100 years before Westerners 'found' itAn analysis of Māori oral traditions and artwork suggests that they found Antarctica before the Europeans did.
By Laura Geggel Published
