Antarctica

It wasn’t all bad Good news stories from the past seven days Two brothers from Aberdeenshire have built model boats that they hope will circumnavigate Antarctica. Ollie and Harry Ferguson, 13 and 11, were inspired by the Ross expedition of 1839-43, which led to the discovery of the Ross Ice…

Environment Alec Luhn joins the UK’s new state-of-the-art polar research ship for trials in the North Sea ahead of its first scientific expedition to Antarctica By Alec Luhn The state-of-the-art polar research ship Sir David Attenborough is being tested in the North Sea Alec Luhn On the Antarctic research ship…

Non-native house mice arrived on Marion Island in the southern Indian Ocean two centuries ago, when the island was a stopping-off point for sealing ships.Their population has exploded recently, as temperatures warm and summers lengthen. With more mouths to feed, they’ve gutted their main food source — insects — and…

On June 27, 2023, sea ice extent in Antarctica was 1 million square miles (2.6 million square km) below the long-term average for this time of year. (Image credit: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Antarctic sea ice levels reached record-breaking lows last week — and this "extraordinary behavior" could mark…

Ken Livi, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University, may have finally discovered the secret behind the mysterious “Blood Falls” of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica. Discovered over 100 years ago during the infamous Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica in 1911, the “Blood Falls” were named after the bright red water that…

Space A neutrino detector in Antarctica has found heaps of high-energy neutrinos coming from distant galaxies, but none from within our own – until now By Leah Crane Neutrinos from within the Milky Way have been detected in Antarctica Shutterstock / Denis Belitsky After more than a decade of searching,…

Passers-by take photos of an ice sculpture representing a krill in Santiago on June 19, 2023 as the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources met to discuss three new proposed marine protected areas - Copyright AFP/File MARTIN BERNETTI Pedro SCHWARZE Members of a multinational group on Antarctic…

Age Of Kings bounced back from his run in the Irish 2,000 Guineas to win the Jersey Stakes for Aidan O'Brien at Royal Ascot. Down the field behind stablemate Paddington at the Curragh, he was the second string in this Group Three with Ryan Moore preferring the claims of The…

Flies are everywhere we go, literally. It is believed that flies originated in Asia, but these days they live everywhere people live, only excluding Antarctica, and — maybe — a couple of islands. Flies have traveled the oceans following humans, but they never go anywhere alone. In the wilderness and deserts, where humans are absent, you won’t find any flies.…

Environment Thwaites glacier in Antarctica would cause massive sea level rise if it melts completely, but models suggest the break-up of the ice shelf in front of it won't make it flow faster By Alec Luhn The edge of the Thwaites ice shelf in Antarctica agefotostock/Alamy The loss of a…