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Eric Pōmaikaʻi Gee, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sophomore, Waikōloa native and graduate of Kealakehe High School on the ...

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A Kenyan woman, Chemutai Mogher, has inspires many Kenyans after travelling to all seven continents, including Antarctica, ...

Antarctica isn’t closed to the world, but it is heavily restricted. Extreme weather, isolation, lack of infrastructure, and ...

North and South America are known as the New World. Learn about the history of this nickname, the explorers who coined it, ...

China has drafted a law on Antarctic affairs, as Beijing looks to protect its interests and strengthen its role in the ...

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The robot spent a total of eight months beneath the frozen surface, briefly surfacing every five days to transmit its readings. What researchers discovered when they analyzed the data, however, was ...