Antarctic research has long been hamstrung by reliance on one icebreaker and sporadic funding. That might be about to change
A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.
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How satellites track Antarctic krill: Are these tiny ocean shrimp in danger?
Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.
El País in English15h
Massive methane leaks detected in Antarctica, posing potential risks for global warming
A Spanish scientific expedition has discovered columns of gas emerging from the seabed. Geologists also warn about the ...
Scientific American15h
Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
France 24 on MSN9h
Wildfire on remote French island threatens wildlife and research station
A wildfire burning for weeks on Amsterdam Island, part of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands, has so far destroyed 55 ...
Half of French island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire
A wildfire has burnt through 55% of Amsterdam Island, a French foreign territory in the Indian Ocean.
Most energetic neutrino yet seen smashes through seafloor detector
For context, the most powerful particle accelerator on Earth, the Large Hadron Collider, accelerates protons to an energy of 7 Tera-electronVolts (TeV). The neutrino that was detected had an energy of ...
The Cool Down on MSN16h
Scientists observe concerning 'unexpected changes' in Antarctic ice shelf: 'Added an exclamation point to the ... narrative'
"Unexpected changes being observed in East Antarctica." Scientists observe concerning 'unexpected changes' in Antarctic ice ...
Chilean officials stunned as New Zealand penguin pops up 7500km from home
An intrepid penguin hailing from New Zealand’s Snares Island has popped up in the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, more than ...
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MSC chartered ship MV Ocean Giant completes cargo offload in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025
MSC chartered ship MV Ocean Giant completes cargo offload in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025  Front Page ...
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The impact of sea ice on global temperature trends
A new study focuses on improving global temperature data sets in light of uneven warming across the globe. To fill gaps in ...
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BGSU researchers headed to Antarctica to study continent’s volcanoes
A team of scientists from Bowling Green State University are currently en route to Antarctica in search of groundbreaking new data that could play a key role in the future of climate research.