UPDATE: SECOND CASE ON THE FALKLAND ISLANDSAs we have just learned, a second case of a Falkland Island resident has been made public. The person is already in quarantine. The person had returned from the UK on Monday and had been tested on return. Since all returnees...
For more than 38 years, the beaches around the capital Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands remained a dangerous place. The landmines that Argentina had laid out in 1982 could go up at any time. Barbed wire and signs were erected to protect tourists and the...
The head of the Australian Antarctic Division, Kim Ellis, signs the Statement of Commitment between Australia’s AAD and Switzerland, which is represented by the Swiss Polar Institute. The agreement provides for close cooperation in the field of research between...
Antarctica is considered the epitome of untouched nature and wilderness. But climate change and human activity of all kinds have increased to such an extent that researchers have growing concerns about its protection. That is why a new integrated research programme is...
Gentoo penguins are the third largest penguin species and have a wide range. The food generalists are commonly found from the Falkland Islands to the Antarctic continent (here: South Georgia). But researchers say that these different habitats led to segregation and...
