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China opens Antarctic station south of Australia, New Zealand
BEIJING, Feb 7 (Reuters) - China on Wednesday inaugurated its Ross Sea scientific research station, the official Xinhua news agency reported, starting operations in an outpost in a part of…
Nowhere to hide, Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica
The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile’s military said this week, as health and army…
Microplastics found for first time in Antarctica’s food chain
For the first time, scientists have discovered microplastics inside small organisms living in the soil in Antarctica, according to a new study…
Large iceberg splits off Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier
A handout photo made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of a satellite image showing the Pine Island Glacier…
NASA space robot tests in Antarctica
A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica in November 2019 to perform a gymnastic feat - driving upside down under…
Half of Antarctica’s emperor penguins could be wiped out due to melting ice
More than half of Antarctica's emperor penguins could be wiped out over the next 80 years due to melting ice, scientists have…