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Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean’s midnight zone in world-first video

An elusive species of deep-sea squid has been seen alive for the first time off Antarctica, National Geographic has announced.…

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Strange ‘sea pigs,’ sea spiders and a spawning ‘butterfly’ discovered on Antarctic ocean floor by scientists

Strange creatures straight out of a science-fiction movie have been captured by scientists off the coast of Antarctica. Pink and…

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Antarctic teams drill oldest ice cores yet in search of climate clues

The camp at Dome C on the East Antarctic plateau where the Beyond EPICA team are drilling ice cores Rob…

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‘We didn’t expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem’: Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic iceberg

A gigantic iceberg that broke off of an Antarctic glacier has revealed a thriving never-before-seen ecosystem in the depths beneath.…

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Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away

Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been…

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Scientists discover hidden ‘plumbing’ that’s driving Antarctic ice sheet into the ocean

An extensive model of the Antarctic ice sheet is helping researchers peer deep beneath the ice to reveal the continent’s…

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Antarctic scale worm: The glitzy frilly horror show with giant protruding jaws that look like Alien’s xenomorph

Name: Antarctic scale worm (Eulagisca gigantea) Where it lives: Below 1,640 (500 meters) deep in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean What it…

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Antarctic ice sheet may be less vulnerable to collapse than expected

The Ronne ice shelf in West Antarctica survived a warm period long ago MODIS/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock A major ice shelf in…

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Satellites watch world’s largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)

The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically vital wildlife haven. This massive…

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