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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
How Antarctica’s only native insect could hold secrets to deep space travel
Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny midge called ...
Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
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 ...
Antarctica's only insect could help humans travel deep into space
Antarctica’s only native insect, called Belgica antarctica, has adapted to survive in extreme cold temperatures, which could ...
Indian researcher exploring Ross Sea area in Antarctica
Indian scientist explores Antarctic glaciers on research vessel, studying biodiversity and climate change impact in Ross Sea.
Central NC woman, who once worked in Antarctica, credits heart pump with saving her life
A Pittsboro woman is living life to the fullest despite a heart condition that’s impacted a number of people in her family.  ...
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Here Are 5 of the Coldest Places on Earth Where People Actually Live
If you think you can brave the elements, consider moving to these regions where bone-chilling temperatures are the norm.
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UChicago Paleontologist Recounts Expeditions to Arctic, Antarctica in ‘Ends of the Earth’
University of Chicago paleontologist and author Neil Shubin has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Those trips have produced groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of ...
Program: Trump's plan to 'take over' Gaza, Brazil's feud with tech titans, and Antarctica's tourism boom
ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons digests US President Donald Trump's extraordinary declaration that the United States will 'take over' the Gaza Strip. Why is Brazil taking on the tech titans and ...