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Wed, 26 Oct 2022 01:05:00 GMT
“The ship beneath the Sea”, Shackleton's Endurance
“Well, what about the Endurance,” was the seed of the challenge suggested by a good friend of maritime archeologist Mensun Bound when they met in south Kensington at Caffe Nero, for a coffee in the summer of August 2012.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:42:00 GMT
Argentine Patagonia experts determine cause of death of whales found on shores
Experts have determined that the cause of the recent death of 30 whales in the Valdés Peninsula, in the Argentine province of Chubut, was a harmful algal bloom also referred to as “red tide.” The findings of the dead mamma...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:53:00 GMT
Argentine NCO survives sledgehammer attack at Marambio Base
An Argentine military man assaulted his superior non-commissioned officer "with a blunt instrument" while he was sleeping at the Marambio Base in Antarctica.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:40:00 GMT
Oldest marine DNA in Antarctica retrieved
Researchers from Australia's University of Tasmania have reportedly found the oldest marine DNA in history in the Scotia Sea in Antarctica, according to an article carried by the journal Nature Communications. The study also in...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:43:00 GMT
Chilean Senator outraged at Argentine ministers' Antarctica trip
A Chilean opposition Senator has voiced his concern over the recent presence of Argentine Ministers Jorge Taiana, Daniel Filmus, and Carla Vizotti in Antarctica, as both countries' claims over the territory overlap

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:20:00 GMT
Suggested improvements to the Argentine toothfish fisheries if an MSC certification is to be achieved
Argentine scientists from INIDEP have presented a paper on toothfish biologic-catches in the Argentine dissostichus eleginoides fisheries, based on data collected from operations in 2021. The information for the paper originate...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:09:00 GMT
Argentine ministers convene in Antarctica
Argentine Ministers Daniel Filmus (Science), Carla Vizzotti (Health), and Jorge Taiana (Defense) convened at Antarctica's Marambio Base to announce the construction of three new laboratories and other undertakings in the area.

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:43:00 GMT
IAATO advances climate strategy and collects all Antarctica visitors fuel data consumption
Members of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) will for the first time submit seasonal fuel consumption data to the Association’s secretariat as part of a unanimous pledge to create a climate ch...

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:57:00 GMT
Argentine scientists studying death of Southern right whales on the Patagonia coast
Members of Argentina's INIDEP, the Fisheries Research and Development Institute, are working in Puerto Madryn to determine the cause of the sudden increase in the death of the Southern right whale, with dead corpses along the c...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:55:00 GMT
Science tries to solve the mystery of lantern-fish, but for King penguins they are a delicious snack
A new study, led by British Antarctic Survey and the University of Bristol, provides the first evidence that a controversial evolutionary process may be responsible for lantern-fishes becoming one of the most diverse families o...



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