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Running Antarctica's 'Penguin Post Office': Coolest Job Ever?
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There's a dream job for everyone, and sometimes that's everybody else's nightmare job. Meet the women who will run Antarctica's "penguin post office."
10 Animals That Live in the Tundra: From Penguins to Oxen
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Survival in the tundra is not for the faint of heart. From extremely cold temperatures to harsh winds and minimal vegetation, the tundra biome is one of the most unforgiving places on Earth.
5 Polar Expeditions That Went Disastrously Wrong
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Hundreds of explorers tried to locate the Northwest Passage. Many of those attempts ended badly. HowStuffWorks looks at five.
5 Things You Should Know About the 'New' Southern Ocean
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The Southern Ocean has finally been officially recognized, though scientists have known about it for over a century.
The Blue Whale Is One of the Loudest Animals on Earth
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Blue whales are the largest animals in the world. Despite their large size, blue whales manage to be fairly elusive, so there's a lot about them we don't know yet.
Sea Spiders Breathe Through Pores in Their Legs
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Sea spiders don't do anything by the book, and researchers have just gotten to the bottom of how they breathe.
This Is the Biggest Whale, by Length and by Weight
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One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest dinosaurs to have ever roamed the planet. That's right: The biggest whale of today dwarfs the T. rex.
Is the Bloop Real? Well, Yes and No
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Is the Bloop real? This mysterious underwater sound recorded in the Pacific Ocean in 1997 was so loud that underwater microphones detected it from over 3,000 miles away.
Penguins: The Monogamous Tuxedoed Birds That 'Fly' Underwater
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HowStuffWorks looks at penguins, the tuxedoed swimming birds who mate for life and swim like Olympic champs.
How Icebergs Work
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Icebergs are a lot more than just giant chunks of floating ice. Learn about icebergs and find out how icebergs can affect the ocean around them.