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Fires in the Amazon forest may melt sea ice in Antarctica • Apr. 19, 2025, 5:04 AM ET (Science News)
Strange 'sea pigs,' sea spiders and a spawning 'butterfly' discovered on Antarctic ocean floor by scientists • Apr. 16, 2025, 5:04 AM ET (Live Science)
A surprising lesson from Antarctica: Life flourishes even under 500 feet of ice • Apr. 13, 2025, 5:18 AM ET (USA Today)
Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs • Apr. 3, 2025, 10:51 AM ET (AP)
Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world • Mar. 31, 2025, 5:31 PM ET (AP)

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