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.
EurekAlert!12h
Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
What’s the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? An Osaka Metropolitan University-led international ...
Scientific American19h
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 ...
Antarctic engineers p-p-p-pick up a new team member
An engineer working thousands of miles from home in Antarctica has befriended one of the locals – and has named his new ...
We celebrated 20 years of marriage with a once-in-a-lifetime Antarctic adventure
Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...
AZ Animals (US) on MSN5d
A Trillion-Ton Megaberg is Heading for South Georgia Island: Here’s What it Means for the Wildlife That Lives There
A 130-foot towering wall of ice with a surface area larger than Rhode Island is slowly making its way toward a remote island near Antarctica. Imagine if the ice wall from Game of Thrones were mobile ...
recordgazette6d
Traveling with Anita: Antarctica, the White Continent
Our latest travel adventure was full of first-time experiences and likely one of my favorite journeys. Antarctica had been on my radar for over a year, so less than a ...
WAMC9d
Sea ice and classroom tech
Sea ice in the Southern Ocean is melting, leading to increased ocean heat loss and stronger storms. We’ll speak with a ...
Why HX was the best choice for my Antarctica cruise
Towering icebergs, cresting humpback whales, and more penguins than people, a Hurtigruten Antarctica cruise was truly the ...
London Aquarium's claims of penguin protection slammed as campaigners demand release
Dr Andrew Kelly, director of Freedom for Animals, said: "It is disingenuous of SLLA to claim that captive Gentoo penguins in ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
See 15 Adorable Photos of Playful, Picture-Perfect Penguins
These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...
Golf Digest13d
I sailed to Antarctica in search of golf. This is what I found
As I embarked the Seabourn Venture in Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world, I knew my mission to play golf ...