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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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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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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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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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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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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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New missions in the high north are taking US and British aircraft carriers closer to a frigid frontline with Russia
The US Navy is "in an upward trajectory with respect to the Arctic, and I don't think we're going t…
Christopher Woody
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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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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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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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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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Melting Antarctica Looks Unreal In These Images From Space
When it took this photograph, the ER-2-a civilian version of the Air Force's U2-S reconnaissance pl…
NASA Earth Observatory
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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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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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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…
Ali Sundermier
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Billionaire hedge fund founder Ray Dalio thinks exploring the ocean is more exciting and important than going to Mars - here's his new mission
The team that filmed "Blue Planet II," one of the most remarkable nature documentaries ever, conduc…
Kevin Loria
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Britain's £200 million research ship might not be named 'Boaty McBoatface' - here are the next best suggestions
"You won't be surprised to know that we want something that fits the mission and captures the spiri…