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91 volcanoes discovered beneath Antarctic ice
8-13-2017 |
13
Scientists have uncovered what is now believed to be the largest volcanic region on the planet.
Scott expedition cake discovered in Antarctica
8-11-2017 | 8
The remarkably well-preserved fruitcake was left behind by Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition.
Monster-sized iceberg splits from Antarctica
VIDEO 7-12-2017 | 7
One of the largest icebergs in recorded history has broken away from the world's southernmost continent.
Mystery of Antarctica's 'Blood Falls' solved
4-26-2017 | 8
Researchers have made a new discovery in relation to one of Antarctica's most unusual natural features.
Scientists retrieve DNA of HMS Terror crew
4-25-2017 | 3
A new study is aiming to identify some of the sailors who died during the ill-fated Arctic expedition.
'Doomsday' library joins Norway seed vault
4-8-2017 | 4
A new facility for archiving some of the world's most important documents has opened in the Arctic.
Boaty McBoatface prepares for first mission
3-13-2017 | 3
The humorously named research submarine is preparing to venture beneath the waters of the Antarctic.
Ship set to be deliberately trapped in ice
2-20-2017 | 4
Scientists are planning to sail a research vessel to the Arctic so it can get stuck in the ice on purpose.
Huge chunk of Antarctic ice shelf set to break
1-7-2017 | 35
A worryingly large rift in one of the Antarctic's biggest ice shelves has been continuing to grow.
Prehistoric bird hints at warm North Pole
12-29-2016 | 4
A newly discovered species of seagull-like bird lived at a time when the Arctic was as warm as Florida.
Antarctic anomaly mystery resurfaces again
12-29-2016 | 35
A peculiar 151-mile-wide anomaly is believed to lie beneath a region of Antarctica known as Wilkes Land.
Strange 'crater' discovered in Antarctica
12-13-2016 | 65
A large hole in the King Baudoin ice shelf has challenged what we know of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
Buzz Aldrin is evacuated from Antarctica
12-4-2016 | 14
The Apollo 11 astronaut fell ill just after becoming the oldest person ever to visit the South Pole.
Half-buried 'pyramids' spotted in Antarctica
11-28-2016 | 26
An eagle-eyed Internet user has spotted some peculiar pyramid-shaped structures on Google Earth.
Huge 'sea monster' fossil found in Antarctica
11-15-2016 | 14
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gigantic Cretaceous-era ocean predator.
Has lost Cold War nuke finally been found ?
11-7-2016 | 7
A diver believes that he may have discovered a missing nuclear weapon at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean.
Secret Nazi base discovered in the Arctic
VIDEO 10-23-2016 | 24
Russian scientists have located a secret Nazi facility that was abandoned before the end of World War II.
Wreck of HMS Terror discovered 170 years on
9-13-2016 | 12
The mystery of a missing British explorer ship which disappeared in the Arctic in 1845 has been solved.
New prehistoric dolphin species discovered
8-18-2016 | 7
The previously unidentified species would have thrived in sub-arctic marine waters 25 million years ago.
Hole in the ozone layer is starting to heal
7-1-2016 | 10
A large hole in the Earth's protective ozone layer is finally starting to show signs of healing up.
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