antarctic
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This four-stage pattern of structural decline may be a signal for other Antarctic ice shelves that appear to be entering similar phases of weakness.
From Science Daily
Mosses are well known for surviving in places that challenge most life, including the Himalayan peaks, the scorching deserts of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra, and the cooling surfaces of active volcanoes.
From Science Daily
In the wild, Humboldt penguins — one of 18 penguin species in the world — inhabit hot, dry coastlines in their South American homeland, unlike their ice- and snow-dwelling Antarctic cousins.
From Seattle Times
A: Krill oil comes from tiny shrimplike creatures that are abundant in Antarctic waters.
From Seattle Times
After breaking free from the glacier in the early aughts, B-22A floated freely just off the Antarctic coast until it got caught on a raised section of the seafloor in 2012.
From Scientific American
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