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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:15:00 GMT
Falkland Islands penguins’ catastrophic moulting and how you can help them
Falklands Conservation has illustrated that unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin it is probably as bad as it sounds. Every penguin must moult once a year, normal...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:00:00 GMT
Australia's Antarctic Program MPV Everest scheduled to leave Hobart next 9 January
MPV Everest arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, on Wednesday to commence work for the Australian Antarctic Program, resupplying Australian stations and changing over personnel this summer.

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:46:00 GMT
Chilean army base in Antarctica detects 36 positive Covid-19 cases; Navy support vessel blamed
A coronavirus outbreak with 36 positive tests was reported on Monday at a Chilean Army base in Antarctica, the only continent, up to now, free of the virus. The army's Monday release said that at the Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme...

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 09:50:00 GMT
A68a iceberg heading for South Georgia shifts direction and loses a chunk of mass
Strong currents have taken hold of a massive Antarctic iceberg that is on a collision course towards South Georgia Island, causing it to shift direction and lose a major chunk of mass, a scientist tracking its journey said on F...

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 08:50:00 GMT
Falklands' register for UK's new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough
Britain’s new polar ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has been registered on the British register of ships at Stanley, Falkland Islands.

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:28:00 GMT
More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since August, University of Chile
More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to the University of Chile, a spike in seismic activity that has intrigued researchers who study the remote, snowbound continent.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:47:00 GMT
BAS to study impact of giant A'68 iceberg and fresh water on South Georgia's ecosystem
A research mission to determine the impact of the giant A-68a iceberg on one of the world’s most important ecosystems gets underway next month. A team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), will set sail on th...

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:20:00 GMT
World's largest iceberg approaching South Georgia: concerns it could get stuck in shallow waters
The world’s largest iceberg has been captured on camera drifting through the Southern Antarctic Front near the overseas British territory of South Georgia. British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) used high-speed digital...

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:06:00 GMT
Argentina launches the 2020/21 limited Antarctica campaign, with special care o no possible coronavirus contagion
The official Argentine 2020/21 Antarctic season was launched last Friday with a ceremony at the Buenos Aires Navy pier where the icebreaker “ARA Almirante Irizar” was docked, but with no authorities boarding the vessel to a...

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 09:39:00 GMT
RRS Sir David Attenborough delivered, BAS readies for intensive training and Arctic ice trials next year
Britain’s new polar ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has been handed over from Cammell Laird shipyard to the Natural Environment Research Council, NERC. Operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the new polar ship will...



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