Admiral Richard E. Byrd was once one of the most famous men in the world. His son was determined to preserve his legacy.
Tag: Antarctic Regions
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Can $500 Million Save This Glacier?
A bold engineering project might show a way to slow sea-level rise — and bring new imagination to the fight against climate change.
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This Antarctic Octopus Has a Warning About Rising Sea Levels
A huge ice sheet appears to have melted about 120,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to those on Earth today, according to a DNA study that mapped octopus movements.
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Bird Flu Is Still Causing Havoc. Here’s The Latest.
The virus, which recently reached the Antarctic region for the first time, is surging again in North America.
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A City-Size Iceberg Is Moving Out of Antarctic Waters
Next up, a yearslong ramble through the Southern Ocean and, eventually, a big melt.