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Antarctica

Lake Vostok may boast a thriving ecosystem

Earth

Lake Vostok may boast a thriving ecosystem

Buried beneath Antarctic ice for 15 million years, Lake Vostok may be home to diverse organisms – including animals, if new findings are to be believed

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South Pole scopes: Witnessing the universe's birth

Space

South Pole scopes: Witnessing the universe's birth

Features

Neutrinos from outer space open new eye in the sky

Space

Neutrinos from outer space open new eye in the sky

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Seas will rise no more than 69 centimetres by 2100

Earth

Seas will rise no more than 69 centimetres by 2100

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Blue with cold, emperor penguins have a freezing exterior

Life

Blue with cold, emperor penguins have a freezing exterior

Regulars

Antares rocket launch heats up private space race

Space

Antares rocket launch heats up private space race

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Antarctic freeze paved the way for baleen whales

Earth

Antarctic freeze paved the way for baleen whales

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Antarctic ice melting faster than in past 1000 years

Earth

Antarctic ice melting faster than in past 1000 years

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Antarctic ice grows as climate warms

Earth

Antarctic ice grows as climate warms

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The melting of Canada's glaciers is irreversible

Earth

The melting of Canada's glaciers is irreversible

By 2100, a fifth of the world's third-largest ice sheet will be gone – and the world's oceans will be 3.5 centimetres higher

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Life

Mystery bug found in Antarctica's Lake Vostok

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Earth

Why we called off hunt for ancient Antarctic life

Opinion

Earth

Polar tech uncovers how frozen regions are changing

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Environment

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