How Far Do Trump’s Cuts to Science Reach? To the Ends of the Earth.
The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced ...
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An Antarctic mega-iceberg is drifting—How ancient ice history sheds light on its journey
A massive iceberg known as A23a is currently on a collision course with South Georgia Island, threatening to disrupt the ...
Mega-iceberg from Antarctica is headed toward South Georgia—here's what could happen
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that ...
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Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: Harbinger of things to come?
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change ...
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Two continents are on a collision course which would reshape the planet
If you've seen a world map or travelled to Australia then you'll know just how far away it is from other continents - but ...
See the birth of a new ICEBERG in Antarctica
A newborn iceberg called A-84 looks like a tiny ice cube as it tumbles along the Antarctic Peninsula in a fascinating new ...
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Antarctica’s Deception island is the perfect place to practice exploring Mars
It’s not uncommon for space missions to be tested here on planet Earth. With the plethora of missions that have been sent to ...
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Adventures In Science At The Icy ‘Ends Of The Earth’
A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...
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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
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How Antarctica’s only native insect could hold secrets to deep space travel
If it works for the Belgica antarctica midge… (Picture: Scientific Reports) Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny ...
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How to avoid anarchy in Antarctica
ANTARCTICA IS THE only continent unbloodied ... The carve-up of the continent reflects the world of the early 1900s: Britain, the naval hegemon at the time, and its former colonies grabbed almost ...