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Antarctic

penguins sliding down a glacier

Photos: The glacial beauty of a journey to Antarctica

Environment

Photographer Alexandre Meneghini documented his trek to the beautiful, southernmost continent.

Total ice loss on the Larsen ice shelf, 1960-2008

Researchers continue to watch a massive rift in Antarctica likely to create a Delaware-sized iceberg

Environment

Russia Nixes Antarctic Marine Reserve

The World

Antarctica Series: Part 4 – An Ice Journal

The World

Antarctic Dumping Grounds

The World

Antarctica Series, Part 2: Clean-Up Time

The otherwise pristine waters around Antarctica have been a garbage and waste dumping ground for scientific researchers based there for years. Now researchers are working to clean-up their acts as they go. Terry FitzPatrick continues with his 4-part Antarctica series, having recently traveled there for Living on Earth.

Almanac/Antarctica Territory

This week, we have facts about the Antarctica treaty. Forty-three years ago countries around the world declared the continent a scientific “safe-zone” free of military occupation and waste disposal.