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Detecting strange life under Antarctic ice
After more than a decade of intermittent exploration drilling, researchers in the country were finally able to penetrate the Antarctic's frozen crust last year and colle…
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Signs of life in the Antarctic underground lake
The first signs of life were discovered in water samples taken from the lake under the Antarctic thick ice surface. Green light emitting cells that are dyed with DNA sen…
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There has been a new model of the mysterious Vostok lake
Russian experts claim to have obtained the latest samples from the lake area deep below 3.2 km of Antarctica.
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New discovery of the ozone layer gap in Antarctica
Despite being nearly the same size as North America, the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is still the second smallest gap in the past two decades.
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Antarctica was once warm
In the warm period 52 million years ago, tropical plants were like palm trees, each covering the Antarctic coast. The sediment on the continental shelf near Antarctica h…
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The deepest water in the world disappears mysteriously
According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report, Antarctic bottom water (AABW) is disappearing with an average rate of about 8 million…
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Tourists 'threaten' Antarctica
Scientists are concerned that the Antarctic ice continent is suffering
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The strange effects of Japanese earthquakes
Japan's terrifying earthquake, followed by a tsunami on March 11, 2011 caused effects on both the globe, from the surface to the atmosphere, changing the gravitational p…
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Russia successfully approached the most mysterious lake in the world
Speaking to an unnamed source, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported that the group of scientists had stopped drilling at 3768m and reached the bottom of this frozen…
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Prepare to explore the original lake of 20 million years old
If you think the earth has been discovered by everyone, think again. Scientists have spent more than 20 years studying the vast, unexplored Vostok lake under the Antarct…
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The mysterious lake movement in Antarctica
Rivers and mountains can move positions over time, but at nearly half a kilometer in speed, science has never been seen. But that's exactly what is happening with a myst…
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Mystery 'underworld' on the bottom of Antarctica
Scientists have just completed the most detailed map of the sunken part of the white continent, which is a map of the Antarctic bottom mountain range. This startling ima…
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Discovered a huge crack in the Antarctic glacier
A large fissure with a length of nearly 30 km was discovered on a glacier in Antarctica and this is a sign that a giant iceberg larger than New York City is about to for…
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Antarctic glaciers are melting at a rapid rate
News from the Japan Aviation Exploration Agency and the US space exploration agency said scientists from the two countries have discovered Antarctic glaciers are melting…
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NASA completed the first glacial map of Antarctica
The first complete map of the speed and direction of the Antarctic glaciers has been completed by scientists under the auspices of NASA, the US National Air and Space Ad…