Total solar eclipse in Antarctica – unique opportunity for scientists
Scientists used the total solar eclipse in Antarctica to study changes in the ionosphere that accompany such an event.
New dinosaur species with sword-shaped tail discovered in Chile
In Patagonia, paleontologists found very well-preserved bones of a bizarre-looking dinosaur that cannot be assigned to any previously known species.
Emperor penguins – call for classification as “threatened” species
Antarctic sea ice is shrinking and numerous emperor penguin colonies are losing their habitat, prompting an official proposal in the U.S. to list the species as “threatened”.
Antarctic Circumpolar Current picking up speed
Contrary to earlier assumptions, climate change does have an impact on the circumpolar current that surrounds Antarctica.
Male Antarctic fur seals spend winter in Antarctica
Juvenile fur seal males eat so much Antarctic krill in winter that this amount should be considered in the management of the krill fishery.
“Polar Preet” – First Solo Antarctic Expedition by a Woman of Color
Today, British Army officer Harpreet Chandi started her unassisted expedition to the South Pole.
Antarctic ice sheet destabilized within a decade
Since the last ice age, the Antarctic ice sheet has lost huge amounts of ice several times in a very short period of time, a new study now shows.
Monitoring mass strandings of whales by satellite
Researchers hope to be able to set up a sort of early warning system for mass strandings of whales using high-resolution satellite images.
Antarctic seals affected differently by climate change
Weddell seals do not yet appear to be much affected by climate change, while crabeater seals are more likely to suffer as warming continues.
Whales eat much more than thought
Researchers have shown in a new study that the large baleen whales need much more food than previously thought.
AWI offers expert service for the UN Climate Change Conference
The Alfred Wegener Institute is represented at the COP26 by several researchers, who will give presentations on the thawing of permafrost and on polar oceans, among other topics.
Human prehistoric evidence found in the Falkland Islands
Not the Europeans, but South American indigenous people were the first humans on the Falkland Islands as a new study shows.
Book – Antarctic Marine Wildlife
With ” Antarctic Marine Wildlife” Jamie Watts has created a comprehensive identification guide to Antarctic wildlife above and below the water.
USA passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act 49 years ago
A few days ago, the U.S. celebrated the Marine Mammal Protection Act – for almost 50 years, marine mammals have been protected in the U.S. and for all U.S. citizens and institutions.
DEEPICE network launches collaboration
New European research and education network launches collaboration to uncover past climate changes in Antarctica.
McMurdo Ground station supports new Landsat 9 satellite
The new satellite’s communications are run through NASA’s ground station at the U.S. McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica.
Further opening of South American Antarctic gateways
Argentina and Chile have opened further their portals for Antarctic voyages and operators finally are preparing for a season.
Decrease in slush causes Antarctic ice shelves to calve faster
In a new study, researchers found that cracks in the ice shelf are held together by a slurry of ice, snow and frozen seawater. However, this ice melange has been declining for decades.
700-year-old soot deposits in Antarctic ice
Humans influenced the climate even before the Industrial Revolution: arrival of the Māori in New Zealand led to forest fires
Falkland Islands remain gateway to Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey and the Falkland Islands Government will be working together again in the coming Antarctic season.
First complete count of Weddell seals
Citizen scientists helped American researchers estimate the global population of Antarctic Weddell seals for the first time using satellite imagery.
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