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Does this prove that life in space is possible?

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More than four decades ago, scientists in Antarctica recorded a temperature so extreme it still stands as the coldest ever measured on Earth. Even today, no weather station has come close to beating ...

Most assume that cold water is deadly for fish. The truth is, nature has incredible exceptions. In polar oceans and snowy lakes where temperatures hov.

The storm is forecast to plow east through the weekend, reaching New York, Washington and other major East Coast cities by ...

Jackie Gaddie and Craig Pietruszewski had been anticipating the trip of a lifetime, to Antarctica of all places. Then, a storm got in the way.

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