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News and updates about Antarctica

Watch: Sunken ship found 106 years after disappearance

The ship sank in 1915 during an expedition to Antarctica, with all crew members miraculously surviving the journey back.

Watch: Sunken ship found 106 years after disappearance

Watch: World's biggest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica

A giant slab of ice recently sheared off from Antarctica's mainland, and scientists say it's the largest in the world.

Watch: World's biggest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica

Watch: Penguin escapes killer whales, jumps into tourist boat

Will an Antarctic penguin trying to avoid being 'lunched on' by killer whales make it into a dinghy propelled by tourists?

Watch: Penguin escapes killer whales, jumps into tourist boat

Watch: Iceberg breaks off from Antarctic Shelf

NBC News aired aerial footage of a huge chunk of ice 20 times the size of Manhattan that broke off Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

Watch: Iceberg breaks off from Antarctic Shelf

Lessons on survival and isolation in Antarctica

Marion Dierickx talks on what yearly work trips to Antarctica taught her about preparedness, survival and isolation.

Lessons on survival and isolation in Antarctica

Iceberg size of Delaware breaks off of Antarctica ice shelf

The iceberg, one of the largest ever recorded, weighs 1.12 trillion tons and covers more than 2,300 square miles.

Iceberg size of Delaware breaks off of Antarctica ice shelf