Antarctica

MIAMI (AP) — Officials have shut down early the remote krill fishery near Antarctica after trawling for the tiny crustacean — a vital food source for whales that also helps fight climate change — exceeded the seasonal catch limit for the first time. The unprecedented early closure of the fishery follows a report…

Officials have shut down the krill fishery near Antarctica early after exceeding the seasonal catch limit for the first time By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI -- Officials have shut down early the remote krill fishery near Antarctica after trawling for the tiny crustacean — a vital food source for…

The 45,240-pound tracked carrier and its trailer can haul up to 150 tons over snow and ice on multi-day journeys...Read More

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Late in the evening, the Antarctic sky flushes pink. The male leopard seal wakes and slips from the ice into the water. There, he’ll spend the night singing underwater amongst the floating ice floes. For the next two months he sings every night. He will sing so loudly, the ice…

A record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger an unprecedented end to fishing seasonRead More

In 2021, researchers in Antarctica noticed giant cracks developing on the Brunt Ice Shelf, an enormous stretch of ice on the continent’s northwestern corner. Two years later, the fracture grew so large that a gigantic iceberg almost twice the size of New York City broke free in a process called…

Antarctica is commonly known as the land of penguins, cold temperatures, and is home to about 90 percent of the world’s ice . But did you know that under all of that ice hides miles and miles of underwater canyons? Thousands of these geological spectacles — known as submarine canyons…

Prinoth deploys 10 Panther vehicles to Antarctica to support long-distance hauls in extreme conditions The Panther XL tracked vehicle combines snow grooming and crawler carrier innovations designed specifically for polar conditions By Stephanie Bontorin July 22, 2025 The Norwegian Polar Institute will work with Prinoth's high-performance Panther XL tracked vehicles…

In a thrilling milestone for the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, ancient Antarctic ice has arrived at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. Retrieved from depths of nearly 2,800 metres at Little Dome C, these pristine cylinders of ice are no ordinary samples; they’re frozen snapshots of Earth’s distant…