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Spooky 'blood snow' invades Antarctic island
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
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
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.
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'
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.
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.
Scientists Are Racing to Figure Out Why This Giant Glacier in Antarctica Is Melting So Fast
A robotic submarine is about to descend into a dark, water-filled cavern in Antarctica, to try to find out why one of the continent's largest glaciers is melting so fast.
