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Beneath Antarctica's Ice, Intriguing Evidence of Lost Continents

November 13, 2018 | Article

A new map reveals the ancient precursors to Antarctica.
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Huge Lakes Thought to Be Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice Seem to Have Vanished

November 09, 2018 | Article

Researchers thought there were large lakes under East Antarctica's Recovery Glacier. Now they can't find them.
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Antarctica: The Ice-Covered Bottom of the World (Photos)

November 09, 2018 | Countdown

Here's a look at the southernmost continent, a place of extremes.
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NASA Figures Out Where Weirdly Square Iceberg Was Born

November 08, 2018 | Article

NASA went back and looked at how that weirdly square iceberg formed. What they found surprised them.
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No Evidence Russian Engineer Stabbed Antarctica Colleague for Spoiling Book Endings

November 05, 2018 | Article

However, tension at the isolated research station did erupt in violence, landing one man in the hospital and the other in police custody.
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This Coffin-Shaped Iceberg Is Drifting Toward Death

November 01, 2018 | Article

An astronaut snapped a photo of this big, old chunk of ice, which is finally on its way to die.
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Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Just Lost Enough Ice to Cover Manhattan 5 Times Over

October 30, 2018 | Article

An enormous iceberg about five times the size of Manhattan broke off Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier yesterday (Oct. 29), a mere month after a crack first appeared, satellite imagery shows.
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Weird Rectangular Iceberg in Antarctica Isn't Alone, NASA Photos Show

October 25, 2018 | Article

A NASA scientist actually spotted two sharp-cornered icebergs during a recent research flight over Antarctica.
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Bizarre 'Headless Chicken Monster' Drifts Through Antarctic Deep

October 22, 2018 | Article

Meet the real-life "chicken of the sea."
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What the Heck Is the Deal with This Weird, Square Iceberg?

October 19, 2018 | Article

A NASA photograph revealed an extremely weird-looking iceberg. A NASA scientist explained why.
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