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The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...

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A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

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A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...