Antarctica

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Home Hollywood Updates Met Gala 2026: Priyanka Chopra Jonas may SKIP fashion's biggest night this year? Here's why Met Gala 2026: Priyanka Chopra is likely to skip this year's event as she is busy shooting Varanasi in Antarctica, ending her popular first Monday of May tradition. Met Gala 2026: For…

This summer, the vast Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica had so much meltwater running down its face, it looked like it was weeping. Dr Yixi Zheng, a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, describes standing on board the South Korean icebreaker Araon in the Amundsen Sea, looking at the Thwaites…

If you’ve been putting off a proper photography sabbatical, Antarctica is a good reason to finally book that trip. Not for the wildlife or the bragging rights, but for the light (specifically the blue hour) which is unlike anything you’ll find anywhere else. When you need a burst of inspiration…

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Something strange has been swirling in the waters around Antarctica. From the 1970s until a decade ago, the floating sea ice that radiates from the continent had been expanding, even with climate change already in full swing. Then, in 2016, it suddenly and dramatically contracted — and has yet to…

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Months after Russia reportedly accused a Ukrainian Antarctic marine biologist of undermining its banned access to oil and gas at the bottom of the world, the case against Leonid Pshenichnov in Crimea has ‘narrowed’...Read More

In the middle of the Antarctic winter, during months of darkness when temperatures often dip below −30°C, the continent warmed dramatically. In July and August 2024, temperatures in parts of East Antarctica rose by up to 28°C above average and stayed high for more than two weeks. To put that…

Emperor penguins have just been declared endangered, pushed towards collapse by the reduction of sea ice. But another pressure is growing fast: a surge in Antarctic tourism that adds emissions, noise and disturbance to a species already under threat...Read More