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Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' ...

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A 99-year-old Burnham-On-Sea war veteran has been awarded a prestigious new medal by the Russian government for his brave ...

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Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

"Field observations and calculations have shown that the shrinking summer ice cover and increasing continental runoff into the Arctic Ocean affect processes in the ocean related to the balance of ...