Antarctic 'Hoff crab' males grow bigger claws to compete for mates around hot vents
New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...
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Indian researcher exploring Ross Sea area in Antarctica
Standing on the deck of RV Tangaroa, a deepwater research vessel in the Ross Sea in Antarctic waters, marine scientist Sherine Sonia Cubelio squinted her eyes across the horizon. A dazzling view ...
“Death by a Thousand Cuts” – New Research Reveals That Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Are Dying
Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...
Cretaceous fossil from Antarctica reveals earliest modern bird
Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico ...
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Planning an Antarctica trip? Here’s everything you need to know
From here, Antarctica is approximately 48 hours by sea. The cruise navigates through the legendary Drake Passage, leading you into a breathtaking realm of vast ice sheets and towering icebergs.
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The secret history of the Arctic and Antarctica
When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the ... the vast landscape of the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. The first person to ...
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Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
An ancient bird that swam in Antarctica’s balmier waters 69 million years ago may be the earliest known waterfowl on Earth, scientists say. Birds were the only dinosaurs to survive the end ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
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I spent $26,000 on a 21-day expedition cruise through Antarctica and other bucket-list spots. I can't recommend it enough.
Antarctica is truly a bucket-list destination ... I also spent some of our time at sea attending talks and lectures from members of the expedition team, who spoke about a range of topics, such ...
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Shocking discovery on Google Maps: a mysterious 'face' on the surface of Antarctica
"Possible face in Antarctica". What's more, it offers the coordinates of the place where it is located. And it gives it with such precision: 72°00'36.0"S 168°34'40.0"E. Face on Mars (1976 ...
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EYFS / KS1 Geography: Go Jetters - Continent of Antarctica
This collection of Funky Facts from Go Jetters focuses on Antarctica, the coldest ... from high to low ground and eventually out to sea, creating ice shelves and icebergs. The other clip is ...
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Fossil bird skull suggests Antarctic waterfowl survived Cretaceous mass extinction
The fossilized skull of a bird called Vegavis, which lived in the Antarctic some 68.7 million years ago, confirms it was an early member of the waterfowl group. However, the skull also suggests ...