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Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Research done in Falklands shows albatrosses are “divorcing” because of climate change
A recent Royal Society study shows climate change and rising oceans are pushing black-browed albatross breakup rates higher. Among the world's most devoted monogamous species, they are “divorcing” more frequently. For 15 ye...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms
By Dana M Bergstrom and Shavawn Donoghue – We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away – biologically speaking, this is true. But the continent is busier than you probably imagine, with many national programs and t...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:20:00 GMT
BAS team to study quick response to whales mass stranding with satellite technology
An international team of scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey have published research on using new technology to study mass stranding of whales from space and how the technology could be used to help protect populatio...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:19:00 GMT
Captain "Polar Preet" begins the challenge to become the first woman of colour to cross the Antarctic
British Army Captain Harpreet Chandi, has begun her attempt to become the first woman of colour to cross the Antarctic unsupported. She is on her way to Union Glacier (to the ALE base) where her start point is a 30min flight aw...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 09:24:00 GMT
“Crystal Endeavor” with sanitary protocols tested, off to Antarctica
Polar class vessel Crystal Endeavor departed from Ushuaia, the southernmost tip of Argentina on her first-ever expedition voyage to Antarctica, after receiving the epidemiological clearance from local sanitary authorities on We...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:21:00 GMT
Ponant cruises operating Antarctic expeditions from Ushuaia
French cruise company Ponant, specializing in Antarctic expeditions has two of its vessels in the port of Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina. L'Austral and Le Boreal twin vessels are 142 meters long with a capacity of 246 pass...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:25:00 GMT
RRS Sir Attenborough off to Antarctica; Falklands' call in three weeks and a half
Britain’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, departed the UK this week for its maiden voyage to Antarctica. She left Harwich on Tuesday, with 66 crew and personnel on board, for a short stop at Portsmouth to...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:11:00 GMT
South Georgia invites comments on its five-year framework for managing the territory
South Georgia’s government (GSGSSI) recently published ‘Protect, Sustain, Inspire’ (PSI), their five-year framework for managing the territory over the next few years. They are now developing a system of milestones and su...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:44:00 GMT
Antarctica cruise season 2021/22 launched in Ushuaia with National Geographic vessels
Argentine Minister of Tourism Matias Lammens and Tierra del Fuego governor Gustavo Melella officially opened the 2021/22 cruise season this Monday, in Ushuaia, with the arrival of “National Geographic Endurance”, which tomo...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Ice Patrol HMS Protector sailing to Falklands and Antarctica; she called at St Helena and Rio
The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector on her trip to the Falkland Islands and Antarctica sailed past an old work colleague during a fuel stop in Rio de Janeiro earlier this week.



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