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Expeditioner rescued in Antarctica after ‘challenging’ 5-day mission Antarctica

Expeditioner rescued in Antarctica after ‘challenging’ 5-day mission

Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities say an expeditioner has been evacuated from Antarctica after a five-day mission that involved Australian, Chinese and American rescuers. The search effort utilized ships, helicopters and planes and covered thousands of miles in east Antarctica, officials said. The expeditioner, an Australian citizen, was rescued from…
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December 25, 2020
Coronavirus updates: California moves to brink of 2M cases; US nears deal with Pfizer for more vaccine doses; COVID-19 reaches Antarctica Antarctica

Coronavirus updates: California moves to brink of 2M cases; US nears deal with Pfizer for more vaccine doses; COVID-19 reaches Antarctica

John Bacon ,  Jorge L. Ortiz   | USA TODAY USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as a pair of vaccines join the U.S. fight against a virus that has killed more than 325,000 Americans since the first reported fatality in February. Keep refreshing this page for the latest…
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December 23, 2020
Covid-19 Live Updates: With 58 positive tests in Antarctica, no continent is untouched by the virus Antarctica

Covid-19 Live Updates: With 58 positive tests in Antarctica, no continent is untouched by the virus

Economic Times | 24 Dec, 2020 | 12.13AM IST The restrictions will remain in place from 8 pm on December 31 to 6 am on January 1, according to an order issued by the Home Department. !1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates Preparations underway at Delhi's Rajiv Gandhi Super…
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December 23, 2020
With dozens of cases reported in Antarctica, COVID-19 has now infected every continent Antarctica

With dozens of cases reported in Antarctica, COVID-19 has now infected every continent

Joel Shannon   | USA TODAY For months, the hundreds of scientists and researchers who live in Antarctica have inhabited the only continent in the world without a reported case of COVID-19. But now the virus has reached even there. Three dozen people at a Chilean base have tested positive for…
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December 23, 2020
With first positive tests in Antarctica, no continent is untouched by the virus Antarctica

With first positive tests in Antarctica, no continent is untouched by the virus

SynopsisThe Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs has warned that the virus could have “catastrophic” consequences on the continent, given the extreme environment and limited medical and health resources there, according to The Associated Press.AgenciesReports of the cases appear to end the continent’s nine-month escape from a virus that…
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December 22, 2020
Are Strange Space Signals in Antarctica Evidence of a Parallel Universe? Antarctica

Are Strange Space Signals in Antarctica Evidence of a Parallel Universe?

This article appeared in Discover’s annual state of science issue as “Strange Space Signals.” Support our science journalism by becoming a subscriber.Last spring, a report from the world’s largest neutrino telescope — a sprawling grid of detectors woven into Antarctica’s ice — coincided with a blaze of hyperbolic headlines. They teased the possibility…
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December 8, 2020