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Antarctica breakthrough: Bizarre creatures ‘like nothing seen before' discovered below ice
This sophisticated system provided high-definition video and still images, offering scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the mysterious underwater ... life in extreme environments. Antarctica ...
69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica is oldest ‘modern’ bird
The near-complete fossil skull, unearthed on Vega Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, reveals a bird that thrived in the challenging waters off Antarctica roughly 69 million years ago, just three ...
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird
Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...
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Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest ... It used its legs to propel itself underwater as it swam, and something that we were able to observe directly from ...
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Under the Waterline
Revealing life under water ... it within the context of a specific underwater location, always with the aesthetics in mind. Matthew Smith (UK/Australia) carefully photographs a curious leopard seal ...
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Duck-like creature from Antarctica may be earliest modern bird ever discovered
Scientists say a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica now represents the earliest known modern bird, shedding new light on the evolution of early avian species. The skull of Vegavis iaai, a ...