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Massive Snow Cannons Could Save West Antarctica's Ice Sheet
July 22, 2019 | ArticleTons of snow made from seawater could stabilize failing ice.
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The World's Largest Iceberg Is 2 Years Old Today, and Already Drifting Toward Its Doom
July 12, 2019 | ArticleThe world's largest iceberg turned 2 years old today (July 12) and has already drifted more than 150 miles from its Antarctic home.
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Rare Lake of Bubbling Lava Discovered on Remote Antarctic Island
July 05, 2019 | ArticleA huge lake of sizzling hot lava has been discovered in a volcano on a remote sub-Antarctic island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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'Ghost Base' Perched on a Growing Ice Chasm in Antarctica Is Running on Its Own
June 28, 2019 | ArticleA remote science station in Antarctica forced to close over the polar winter by a dangerous ice chasm is completely empty of human life.
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Mysterious, Gaping Holes in Antarctic Ice Explained
June 11, 2019 | ArticleThe bizarre holes have been popping up sporadically in the sea ice since the 1970s.
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Can Kidnapping a Giant Iceberg from Antarctica Solve Cape Town's Water Crisis?
June 07, 2019 | ArticleSouth Africa's Cape Town is in dire need of freshwater, and an ambitious marine-salvager has an unusual solution: kidnap an Antarctic iceberg, use tankers and tugboats to drag it to Cape Town, and use the meltwater to hydrate a thirsty city.
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Ancient Rocky Structure Found Beneath Antarctica. And It's Messing with the Ice.
May 29, 2019 | ArticleThe potential for the Ross ice shelf in Antarctica to collapse is determined by a newly discovered rock boundary running right down the middle of the ice.
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Earth's Oldest Meteorite Collection Just Found in the Driest Place on the Planet
May 24, 2019 | ArticleResearchers scouring the desert for space rocks found the oldest collection of meteorites on Earth.
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Nearly 25% of West Antarctic Ice in Danger of Collapse
May 21, 2019 | ArticleDecades of climate change have severely weakened 24% of western Antarctica's ice.
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This Antarctic Meteorite Holds a Tiny Speck of Stardust That's Older Than the Solar System
April 30, 2019 | ArticleThis speck of primeval stardust may hold clues about the origin of the solar system.
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