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Sediment samples from Antarctica reveal million-year-old DNA

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Remains of these marine microorganisms were discovered around 178 m deep in ocean floor sediments in Antarctica.
Arkatapa Basu
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Can the polar regions provide clues about early-life evolution on Earth? 

Rare flight of Antarctic’s Light-mantled Albatross to T.N. coast intrigues researchers 

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Microplastics discovered in fresh Antarctic snow for first time

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SRM alumna completes expedition to Antarctica

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The Bharati Research station being established in Antarctica in 2012.
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The Indian Antarctic Bill and its various provisions

Centre introduces Antarctica Bill in Lok Sabha

Watch | Antartica's biggest glacier to collapse?

File photo of the Argentinian Esperanza military base in Antarctica.
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Nine evacuated as Covid-19 hits Antarctic research base

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11 members of first batch of the 41-ISEA.

First batch of Indian contingent arrives in Antarctica for 41st scientific expedition: Govt.

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Moving away: A view of the newly calved iceberg designated A-76 and captured by the ESA.

World’s largest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica, says ESA

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Spotted in recent images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, the iceberg is around 170 km in length and 25 km wide, and is slightly larger than the Spanish island of Majorca.

Antarctica gives birth to world's largest iceberg

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An ice shelf in Antarctica. File photo for representation.

Third of Antarctic ice shelf area at collapse risk due to global warming: Study

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North Rift crack photographed by Halley team in January 2021 Credit: www.bas.ac.uk

Giant iceberg breaks off near U.K. Antarctic base

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Chile's Bernardo O'Higgins army base area is seen at Antarctica in this undated handout photo provided by the Chilean Army on December 22, 2020.

Coronavirus reaches Antarctica, last untouched continent

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This Aug. 20, 2016, photo shows Australian icebreaker the Aurora Australis docked at Franklin Wharf in Hobart, Australia. The giant orange icebreaker Aurora Australis left Australia for the final time on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, after more than 150 trips to Antarctica. Next stop: a shipyard in Dubai, where it will be refurbished and either leased or sold. (Sarah Motherwell/AAP Image via AP)

Icebreaker leaves Australia after 150 Antarctica trips

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An artist’s depiction of ancient albatrosses harassing a pelagornithid — with its fearsome toothed beak — as penguins frolic in the oceans around Antarctica 50 million years ago.

Antarctica yields fossils of giant birds with 21-foot wingspans

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A U.S. Air Force C-17 takes off from Christchurch airport in the season’s first flight to McMurdo station in Antarctica on September 14, 2020.

First US spring flight to Antarctica aims to keep out virus

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Watch | Oceans could rise up to 1.3 metres by 2100

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(Photo for representation purpose only): Hercules C130 at the ‘Ex Iron Fist 2013’ by the Indian Air Force at Pokran range which was witnessed by President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Defence Minister A K Antony.

Chilean Air Force says Antarctica-bound plane missing with 38 on board

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Huge iceberg breaks off Antarctica

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An iceberg floats in Andvord Bay, Antarctica. File

'Artificial snow' could save stricken Antarctic ice sheet, says study

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In the land of snow and ice

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An Adelie penguin stands atop a block of melting ice near the French station at Dumont dUrville in East Antarctica in this January 23, 2010 | File photo.

Antarctica ice melting increased by 280% in last 16 years

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