Finding Devoted Sports Fans in the Coldest Place on Earth
An innocent question from a friend inspired one reporter to seek out sports buffs in a remote and chilly place: Antarctica.
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Earliest modern bird lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...
Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
Before the second winter, the larvae reach their final stage but don't pupate. Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle.
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Earth May Get a New Ocean and Continent Sooner Than Expected
Roughly 250 million years ago, traveling from present-day Australia to North America would have been surprisingly simple-a ...
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Estonian scientist in his sixth year heading up an Antarctic research base
More than 40 Estonians have conducted scientific research in Antarctica throughout history. This year, two Estonian ...
Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast
The Thwaites Glacier is one of many bodies of ice that are melting, but this massive, Antarctic glacier is uniquely important when it comes to sea level rise. “We’re talking a ...
Inside the world's 'most romantic place': UK village called Lover, with locals sending Valentine's cards across the globe, takes the crown
Thousands of cards are sent from the Wiltshire community, which is dubbed the 'world's most romantic place', every February ...
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Village called ‘Lover’ sends Valentine’s cards with unique post mark around world
A village called ‘Lover’ dubbed the ‘most world’s most romantic place’ is sending Valentine’s cards around the globe – with ...
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Antarctic research has long been hamstrung by reliance on one icebreaker, sporadic funding. That might be about to change
Hobart (Australia), Feb 13 (The Conversation) Australia’s Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three ...