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Here’s how you can join a research mission to Antarctica
With this opportunity ‘Antarctic Sabbatical,’ the organisation plans to include five adventurous…
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9 passenger airliners that have landed on Antarctica's rugged runways made out of blue ice
For over a decade, Boeing and Airbus aircraft have regularly ferried scientists, athelets, and deep…
Taylor Rains
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Researchers in Antarctica developed a strange accent after being isolated for 6 months
The science provides a snapshot into how new accents develop in a group cut off from the world.
Marianne Guenot
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11 new colonies of emperor penguins have been discovered in Antarctica with satellite images
The discovery brings the total number of emperor penguin colonies to 61, a nearly 20% jump from wha…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Here's how to follow the rescue plane flying the most dangerous mission in the world
But right now a Lockheed-Martin contractor at the base is so sick that an air rescue is necessary. …
Rafi Letzter
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Australia used a $528 million icebreaker to pull off a daring Antarctic rescue mission after an expeditioner fell ill at a remote research station
The Nuyina, an Australian research and supply vessel, traveled more than 1,800 miles and cut throug…
Erin Snodgrass
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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner made history. It's the first of its kind to fly into Antarctica — landing on an icy runway with 45 passengers.
Budget carrier Norse Atlantic joined the Antarctic club when it flew a Boeing 787 with 45 passenger…
Rebecca Rommen,Taylor Rains
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The 33-year-old American who just became the first person to cross Antarctica alone says 2 simple mantras were crucial to his success
In 2016, the 33 year-old from Oregon raced to the top of the tallest peaks on all seven continents …
Hilary Brueck
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The Coast Guard's only heavy icebreaker has been fighting engine failure and flooding in the frigid Antarctic
McMurdo Station, opened in 1955, is one of three stations operated year-round by the National Scien…
Christopher Woody
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We spent $19,000 on a cruise to Antarctica. Crossing the Drake Passage was a nightmare, but the destination was worth it.
My husband and crossed the Drake Passage on a cruise to Antarctica. I was sick the whole time, but …
Alex Schnee
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The US's only icebreaker made its annual trip to Antarctica, and it got banged up on the way
During its most recent dry-dock cycle, the ship underwent $7.6 million in repairs, overhauling auxi…
Christopher Woody
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A huge crack in a 1,000-foot-thick Antarctic ice block has taken an alarming turn
In November 2016, a team of scientists in NASA's Operation IceBridge survey flew over the rift and …
Dave Mosher
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A 1,000-foot-thick ice block the size of Delaware is about to snap off of Antarctica
Right now researchers have limited satellite coverage of the area; NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Eleva…
Dave Mosher
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The Chinese Icebreaker That Rescued Passengers From The Ship Trapped In Antarctica Is Now Stuck In Ice
his image taken by expedition doctor Andrew Peacock of www.footloosefotography.com on January 2, 20…
Agence France Presse
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A British army captain has become the second person ever to cross Antarctica alone and unaided. He retraced the steps of a friend who died.
Both O'Brady and Rudd kept their load light, since neither man got resupplied. That means they had …
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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There's another missing submersible: A $3.6 million vessel mysteriously disappeared near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'
There's another missing submersible: Scientists lost contact with a $3.6M sub revolutionizing clima…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Two Ships Trapped In Antarctic Ice For Weeks Finally Break Free
"I am exceptionally proud of my crew in their ability to respond to this mission," said Capt. Georg…
Paul Szoldra
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A giant crack in Antarctic ice is 'days or weeks' from breaking off a Delaware-sized iceberg
"Rifting of this magnitude doesn't happen so often, so we don't often get a chance to study it up c…
Dave Mosher
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Inside the mission to this mysterious water world that could detect the first alien life
One day soon, scientists hope to get a closer look at Europa. By 2022, JPL plans to send a spacecra…