A Boeing 787 Dreamliner made history. It's the first of its kind to fly into Antarctica — landing on an icy runway with 45 passengers.

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The cabin crew standing in front of the Norse 787 in Antarctica wearing their uniforms.
The cabin crew standing in front of the Norse plane in Antarctica, where the Boeing 787 landed — the first time for this particular model.

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Seals with funny hats discovered a hidden canyon over a mile deep under Antarctica and scientists want to honor the animals by naming it after them

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A seal with a tracker adhered to its fur sitting in some grass with a rainbow behind it.
In an email to Insider, scientist Clive McMahon called the seals they adhered trackers to heroes.

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Researchers discovered a hidden Antarctic landscape under a layer of ice over a mile thick that shows how different the continent looked millions of years ago

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A small boat in the water near the Admiralty Mountains in the east of Antarctica
The Admiralty Mountains loom in eastern Antarctica.

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Antarctica has lost 8.3 trillion tons of ice since 1997, a new study found. That's enough to cover the contiguous US in 3 feet of water.

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A cliff face with melting ice in Antarctica.
Antarctica saw temperatures 39 degrees Celsius above average last year.

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6 ways humans are transforming Antarctica from a pristine preserve to a polluted wasteland

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Emperor Penguin chicks
Emperor Penguin chicks at colony Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, where part of the ice melted killing thousands of baby penguins.

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Sea-ice levels in Antarctica at a 'mind-blowing' historic low

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A view of ice floes on Grandidier Channel as the floes melt due to global climate change in Antarctica on February 09, 2022
Ice floes melt due to climate change in Antarctica on February 2022.

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Stunning video appeared to show 2 humpback whales trying to save a seal from a pod of orcas, but the seal may have been trying to hide behind the gentle giants

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Humpback whale adult and baby; pod of orcas at water surface
Orcas sometimes prey on humpback whale calves.

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Australia used a $528 million icebreaker to pull off a daring Antarctic rescue mission after an expeditioner fell ill at a remote research station

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A side-by-side composite of the RSV Nuyina and the Casey research center.
The RSV Nuyina (left) traveled more than 1,800 miles to rescue a sick expeditioner at Australia's Casey research center in Antartica (right).

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Record-Low Ice Levels in Antarctica Killed Thousands of Penguin Chicks, Study Says

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Thousands of penguin chicks in four emperor penguin colonies likely died after Antarctic ice broke up earlier than usual last year, creating a “catastrophic breeding failure.”

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Scientists Just Discovered a ‘Strawberry-Like’ Antarctic Invertebrate With 20 Arms

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Another day, another terrifying sea creature for our fragile human minds to process. A team of marine scientists say they’ve confirmed the existence of a bevy of new species living around Antarctica. One of these apparent discoveries is an invertebrate that somewhat resembles a strawberry, albeit with 20 arms.

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