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Gravity Anomaly Reveals Ancient City-Sized Lake Hidden Under Antarctic Ice
Lake Snow Eagle is the size of Chicago and may contain important clues for scientists about the past and future of the ice sheet.
A Massive Ice Shelf Collapsed In East Antarctica for First Time on Record
The New York City-sized ice shelf broke off after a record-breaking heatwave struck both Antarctica and the Arctic.
‘Never Supposed to Happen’: North and South Poles See Unprecedented Heat
Extreme temperature spikes at the North and South Poles are showing the worrying effects of climate change, scientists say.
Long-Lost Explorer Shipwreck Found Amazingly Preserved Under Antarctic Ice
Endurance, the vessel that carried Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica a century ago, has been found and filmed under two miles of ice.
Here’s Why Australia is Spending $1 Billion To Fly Drones Around Antarctica
Experts are concerned the move could trigger an all-out arms race.
Scientists Are Hunting for ‘Ghost’ Particles from Space Under the South Pole
Physicists Marcos Santander and Lu Lu discuss IceCube (not the rapper) in a new episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”
A Massive Lake Suddenly Vanished In Antarctica, Scientists Discover
A lake twice the volume of San Diego Bay disappeared within three days, a finding that could have implications for understanding climate change in Antarctica.
How the Pandemic Changed Antarctica
Researchers returning home from Antarctica ‘left one world and have come back to another.’ But while their lives were in stasis, the continent they live on continued to struggle under the weight of diplomatic pressures and environmental concerns.
The Largest Iceberg on Earth Has Just Broken Off of Antarctica
Iceberg A-76 is roughly 70 times the size of Manhattan.
Polar Explorers Talk About How to Keep Your Cool in Isolation
VICE turned to extremely established experts for advice on managing our mindsets while disconnected from society.
A Piece of Mars That Fell in Antarctica Contains Ingredient for Life, Scientists Discover
The new discovery adds to a growing pile of evidence that Mars may have been more hospitable to life in the distant past.