The 134-meter-long, 15.7-meter-wide nuclear submarine “Arcturus” will be able to carry up to 100 crew and have a 20 percent lower displacement. (Photo: Rubin Design Bureau) True to its long tradition of building impressive submarines, Russian design firm...
Of the 61 known emperor penguin colonies, only a few are more easily accessible. This is because the large penguins breed on the Antarctic fast ice, away from most accessible regions. Many of the colonies are known only from satellite images. Snow Hill (pictured) is...
Modern drone technology now provides such good images that animal populations living in remote places can be counted much more efficiently and accurately than by ground surveys, like the Southern Elephant Seals and King Penguins on South Georgia shown here. Photo by...
The “Poseidon” drone is to be given its own base for storage and maintenance. (Photo: Russian Defense Ministry) Russia’s unmanned nuclear drone project “Poseidon” seems to be on the right track, according to statements by the relevant...
The use of increasingly popular drones in Antarctica is prohibited for tourists. The smal flight devices are allowed only for scientific and economic (marketing) purposes. And even then only under the strictest standards. For researchers, they are essential as...