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Touching the Oldest Water on Earth
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Michael
- 110 days ago - cbc.ca
A Russian drilling expedition in Antarctica is close to breaking through four kilometres of ice to sample the pristine waters of Lake Vostok, which has not seen daylight for millions of years.
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Satellite Detects An Ancient 12,000-Year-Old Structure Under Antarctica Ice
Science & Tech  (tags: excavation, USA, Pentagon, Antarctica )

Ria
- 374 days ago - dailygalaxy.com
According to the European Union Times, disturbing news has been leaking out from the giant continent at the bottom of the world.
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Antarctic Icebergs Help the Ocean Take Up Carbon Dioxide
Science & Tech  (tags: Antarctica, climate change, carbon, environment, oceans, research )

Julie
- 379 days ago - physorg.com
A study of the biological effects of Antarctic icebergs shows that they fertilize the Southern Ocean, enhancing the growth of algae that take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and then, through marine food chains, transfer carbon into the deep sea.
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"The Thing": A 140,000-Year-Old Organism Discovered in Antarctica's Ice-Shrouded Lake Vostok
Science & Tech  (tags: Ancient Organism, Antarctica, environment, science )

Anna
- 400 days ago - dailygalaxy.com
An ancient living laboratory of our planet's past in Antarctica may have provided a preview of what we can expect to find deep below the barren surface of Mars and in the ice-shrouded seas of Jupiter's Europa. Two of the world's leading experts on life...
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Lakes of Antarctica Isolated for Millions of Years Discovered With New, Unknown Viruses
Science & Tech  (tags: science, technology, investigation, discovery, antarctica, viruses, environment, ancient )

Beatrice
- 926 days ago - dailygalaxy.com
Like a modern, micro version of The Thing, Antarctica's icy lakes have been discovered to house a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified. The finding could shed light on whether microbial life evolved
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Dancing Skies Over Antarctica
Science & Tech  (tags: research team, skies, study, antarctica, auroraenvironment, discovery, interesting )

Simone
- 1020 days ago - ecoworldly.com
During the winter months on the Antarctic continent not only do we experience 24 hour darkness but we are privileged to see the aurora australis. Here at Halley Station we were looking forward to experiencing many a night gazing at the dancing lights
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NASA Global Warming Satellite Lands in Ocean After Failed Launch
Science & Tech  (tags: NASA, satellite, Environmental Research, failure, Antarctica )

Rosemary
- 1185 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
By The Associated Press VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A rocket carrying a NASA global warming satellite splashed into the ocean near Antarctica early Tuesday after a failed launch.
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Bits of Ancient Earth Hidden on the Moon
Science & Tech  (tags: mars, moon, origin of life, antarctica, meteorites )

Francois
- 1429 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Some scientists believe that at least one meteorite found in Antarctica preserves evidence of ancient life on Mars. Now, work by a team of English scientists reinforces an earlier suggestion that evidence of life on the early Earth might be found on moon
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First Subglacial Eruption Found in Antarctica
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, discovery, volcanic eruptions, antarctica, environment )

Simone
- 1585 days ago - abcnews.go.com
The first evidence of a volcanic eruption beneath Antarctica's ice has been discovered by scientists. Some 2,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption blew a large hole through hundreds of kilometers of the West Antarctic ice sheet, spewing debris into the
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Second Massive Jurassic Dinosaur Discovered in Antarctica
Science & Tech  (tags: archaeology, fossils, discovery, research, science, scientists, study, Jurassic dinosaur, Antarctica )

J.
- 1628 days ago - physorg.com
The massive plant-eating primitive sauropodomorph is called Glacialisaurus hammeri and lived about 190 million years ago.Glacialisaurus hammeri was about 20-25 feet long and weighed about 4-6 tons .
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NASA Unveils New High-Definition Map of Antarctica
Science & Tech  (tags: earth, nasa, science, scientists, antarctica, satellites, maps, study, technology, world )

Jerilyn
- 1641 days ago - news.yahoo.com
The frozen landscape of Antarctica can be seen in more detail than ever before. Scientists have stitched together more than a thousand satellite images to make a new, true-color map of the southernmost continent, unveiled by NASA today.
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Entombed Microbes Flourish Again in Lab
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, discovery, research, Antarctica )

Ginny
- 1754 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Microorganisms locked in Antarctic ice for 100,000 years and more came to life and resumed growing when given warmth and nutrients in a laboratory. Researchers led by Kay Bidle of Rutgers University tested five samples of ice ranging in age from 100,000 y
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