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"Kharkovchanka" - The Colossal Soviet Antarctic Cruisers
"The Kharkovchanka" - Russia's Colossal Antarctic Cruisers which have been continuously operating in some of the most extreme environments on Earth for over 50 years. Produced in Kharkiv, Ukrainian ...
New lunar lander set to launch to the Moon’s south pole
A robotic moon lander known as Athena is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with a mission to explore the moon’s south pole. The same rocket will also ...
From North Dakota to Antarctica: Bismarck native spends two and a half months doing research at the South Pole
If we can survive 47 below, we can do just about anything, right? Bismarck native Nolan Maher said growing up here prepared ...
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Payloads bound for the moon will help navigation of moon's south polar region, search for frozen water
Three MIT payloads will soon hitch a ride to the moon in a step toward establishing a permanent base on the lunar surface.
Ice cores reveal multiple major volcanic eruptions in the 13th century
Deep beneath the barren landscape of Antarctica lies secrets to the climatic history of the world. Frozen in the ice are ...
We reveal 31 facts about the world's most mysterious continent
Discover the fascinating history of the frozen continent, from heroic human explorers to the animal inhabitants that endure ...
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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 ...
5 Misconceptions About Antarctica
In this episode of Misconceptions, host Justin Dodd takes a look at a few more misconceptions about Antarctica, from its ...
World's sea ice plunges to a record LOW: Shocking maps reveal how the North and South Poles are both missing thousands of miles of ice
Scientists warn that the world's sea ice - the frozen ocean water at the North and South Poles - has plunged to a record low.
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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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The White Darkness: A Journey Across Antarctica
He hunted for birds’ nests, marking their locations on a map. Every few days ... point for expeditions to the South Pole during the golden age of Antarctic exploration. Shackleton and Scott ...
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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student ... have figured out how to use such feathers to create a living map of the mercury contamination that increasingly threatens ...