Antarctica
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:55:00 GMTRRS Sir David Attenborough completes ice trials during maiden voyage to Antarctica
Falklands' flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough is completing ice trials during its maiden voyage to Antarctica – a critical milestone in the commissioning of Britain’s new polar ship. This is the first in a series of trials ...
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:15:00 GMTInternational team researching complex pattern of sea ice around Antarctica
A £5m project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to investigate the complex changes seen in sea ice around the Antarctic begins this month (March 2022) as the sea ice extent around the continent drops to...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:59:00 GMTResearchers concerned over ice shelf disintegrating in East Antarctica
The Conger Shelf, a 460-square-kilometers mass of ice has disintegrated in East Antarctica, it was reported over the weekend. It was the first to break up in four decades of satellite observations. The event took place on March...
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:59:00 GMTPlant dynamics in Antarctica because of climate change
Rising temperatures in Antarctica have seen two species of plants grow quicker, in a ten year period, because of climate change, according to an article published in Current Biology under the heading of “Acceleration of clima...
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:41:00 GMTStrange living creatures found in Antarctica
A team of geologists found a group of creatures in an area of Antarctica where life was deemed near to impossible, it was reported.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:30:00 GMTSigny Research station 75th anniversary; RRS Sir David Attenborough visit
This week RRS Sir David Attenborough visited South Georgia arriving at the upgraded wharf for the first time at King Edward Point marking a new chapter for polar science
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:15:00 GMTSouth Georgia appoints new Director of Operations; Steve Winn has a long maritime experience
Following a highly competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI announced the appointment of Steve Winn as our new Director of Operations.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:05:00 GMTNew Zealand halts new Antarctic vessel development due to budgetary crisis
The Government of New Zealand has halted the Antarctic Patrol Ship Project, citing budgetary shortcomings stemming from expenses incurred in the fight against COVID-19, it was reported.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMTMost unusual temperatures recorded in Antarctica
Meteorologists have registered rare temperatures in Antarctica 30 degrees Celsius above usual figures, which had last been recorded in 1991. Scientists believe that should this situation persist, it would be a clear sign of cli...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:20:00 GMTSouth Orkney Sunshine glacier shrunk one seventh in 20 years, HMS Protector confirms
The Royal Navy’s polar research ship HMS Protector found an enormous Antarctic glacier vanishing at an alarming rate. The mighty Sunshine Glacier has shrunk by one-seventh in 20 years – an area the size of more than 130 foo...