Antarctica
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:41:00 GMTGentoo Penguins Are Actually Four Different Species, Latest Scientists Research, Smithsonian Magazine
A new study indicates that the adaptable marine birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess t...
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:11:00 GMTFalklands reaffirms close relationship with IAATO; Marketplace Expo in USA
Reaffirming the close relationship and collaboration members from the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) team led a coalition of Falkland Islands businesses for the inaugural Marketplace Expo during the Internation...
Tue, 19 May 2026 02:08:00 GMTTop naval medical service containerized module successfully tested in HMS Protector
UK engineering SME Force Development Services (FDS) has successfully tested its containerized medical mission module at sea for the first time, marking a significant milestone for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) NavyPODS – Nav...
Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTNew Darwin Plus Funding Round, 2026, for South Georgia
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is therefore delighted to announce a new round of Darwin Plus funding following the recent pause in the program, and welcome applications that will contrib...
Sat, 09 May 2026 06:43:00 GMTTenerife braces for race-against-time operation to evacuate 140 from MV Hondius
Spain faces a complex international operation in Tenerife on Sunday to evacuate the passengers and crew of the cruise ship MV Hondius, struck by a hantavirus outbreak that has left three dead and five laboratory-confirmed cases...
Fri, 08 May 2026 15:40:00 GMTUshuaia landfill scrutinized in cruise ship hantavirus outbreak probe
Seven kilometers from downtown Ushuaia, the municipal landfill serving Argentina's southernmost city has become one of the focal points of the epidemiological investigation into the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cru...
Tue, 05 May 2026 22:18:00 GMTFalklands monitor MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak and clarify the route did not include the islands
The Falkland Islands Government issued an official statement on Tuesday confirming that it is closely monitoring the hantavirus outbreak aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius — a vessel that frequently operates in the archi...
Tue, 05 May 2026 03:23:00 GMTCape Verde denies docking to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as WHO confirms seven cases
Cape Verde's health authorities on Monday denied permission to dock at the port of Praia to polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on board which the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed seven cases of hantavirus — two of the...
Sun, 03 May 2026 09:54:00 GMTAnother Antarctica season of over 100.000 visitors, according to IAATO
The latest official report from IAATO, (International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators), put total 2024-25 visitation at 118,491, after 122,072 in 2023-24, meaning traffic remains well above the 100,000 mark even after...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:12:00 GMTViking's Jørn Henriksen new IAATO executive committee chair
Jørn Henriksen, director of expedition operations at Viking, was elected chair of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, (IAATO) executive committee.