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Extent of Antarctic sea ice reaches record low

Feb 15, 2017

After years of resisting worldwide warming trends, Antarctic sea ice has reached its smallest extent in recorded history, according to preliminary US satellite data. Antarctic sea ice annually melts to its smal...

Antarctica records 17 degrees Celsius temperature, could be its hottest day ever

Amanda

Mar 30, 2015

Innovation

The frozen, barren continent of Antarctica may have experienced its hottest day ever earlier this week as the mercury hit 17 C (or 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit) on March 24. This could be the hottest ever for the co...

Antarctic ice might be thicker than previously thought, reveals Linux powered underwater robot seaBED

Amanda

Nov 25, 2014

Innovation

SeaBED, a submersible robot powered by Linux, was recently used to scan the huge frozen ice sheets across Antarctica. That has helped scientists get detailed and high-resolution 3-D maps of the frozen continent...

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