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Ozone hole grows in 2008

The ozone hole over Antarctica in 2008 is larger in both size and ozone loss than last year, but not as large as in 2006, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.

Pilot makes first night-goggle Antarctic flight

A U.S. Air Force pilot has landed a plane in Antarctica in the dark for the first time using night-vision goggles, a feat that could lead to more supply flights to scientific bases in the frozen continent during its dark winter months, officials said Friday.

FSB: Profiting from the dark side of the moon

For a few suspenseful minutes on Aug. 1, complete darkness will engulf the midday sun in northern Canada, Russia, Mongolia and China. It's the next complete solar eclipse, and there's one small business owner who really, really wants to take you there.

Rare fossil discovered in Antarctic

A new fossil discovery provides evidence that the Antarctic continent was once much warmer than today and may have been able to sustain life.

Time.com: Dead Penguins Washing up in Brazil

More than 400 dead penguins, most of them young, have been washing up on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches

Time.com: Baby Penguins Showing Up Dead in Brazil

Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said Friday

Awe-inspiring Antarctica

Like many people, I have a "bucket list." It's something along the lines of the "top-10-things-to-see-or-do-before-you-die" lists published on travel Web sites.

Time.com: Ailing Penguins Signal Sea Problems

The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say

Time.com: Robots Could Soon Wander Antarctica

Robotic rovers have patrolled deep space and the deepest seas, but scientists are still struggling to create drones that can overcome the multiple challenges of exploring Antarctica

Time.com: Scientists Discover Volcano Starfish

Marine scientists surveying a large undersea mountain chain were amazed to find millions of tiny starfish swirling their arms to capture food in the undersea current

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