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Antarctica

Drones reveal huge colonies of 1.5 million penguins on islands

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Drones reveal huge colonies of 1.5 million penguins on islands

Two massive colonies of Adélie penguins have been discovered on the Danger Islands off the coast of Antarctica, bringing the global population to 8 million

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Expedition to uncover hidden life in mystery Antarctic realm

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Expedition to uncover hidden life in mystery Antarctic realm

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Hardy Antarctic tardigrades may be threatened by climate change

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Hardy Antarctic tardigrades may be threatened by climate change

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Adelie penguins

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Let's hope chickless penguin colony can come back from the brink

Comment

Scott's team of five standing at the pole on 18 January 1912, immediately following their discovery that they were not the first to arrive

Humans

Scott’s tragic polar selfie: Rare photo goes under the hammer

Culture

A lake in Antarctica where the R1S1 strain of Halorubrum lacusprofundi was discovered

Life

Antarctic mystery microbe could tell us where viruses came from

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There are almost 100 new volcanoes hiding under Antarctic ice

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There are almost 100 new volcanoes hiding under Antarctic ice

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Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food

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Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food

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A massive iceberg just broke off Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf

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A massive iceberg just broke off Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf

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Ice crack in Larsen C

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Accelerating Antarctic crack will hasten calving of huge iceberg

Kink turns 200-kilometre fissure towards the sea and will seal fate of a future iceberg that is one quarter the area of Wales, possibly within weeks

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Antarctic sea ice is very low – but don’t jump to conclusions

Analysis

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Global sea ice is at lowest level ever recorded

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Mystery Antarctic circle means ice is melting from surface down

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Global sea ice has reached a record low – should we be worried?

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