An area of Antarctica comparable to France has failed to form winter sea ice in the Bellingshausen Sea, alarming scientists. This unusual event, coinciding with a heatwave, raises concerns for penguins, marine ecosystems, and sea-level rise.
Conservationists propose a protected area for Ernest Shackleton's Endurance wreck in the Weddell Sea, fearing climate change and increased shipping may damage the historic site. The proposal passed a key meeting but awaits final approval from CCAMLR.
A report has warned that old chemicals found inside historic huts belonging to explorers Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott in Antarctica could pose potential explosive hazards. The chemicals, possibly picric acid and peroxide crystals, require careful handling and disposal, with experts noting they can detonate under specific conditions like heat or shock.
A report has warned that old chemicals found inside historic huts belonging to Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott in Antarctica could pose potential explosive hazards. The chemicals, possibly picric acid crystals, solution, and peroxide crystals, require careful handling and disposal.
Scientists express concern over the Bellingshausen Sea in West Antarctica, which is missing a 'France-sized' chunk of winter sea ice, approximately 650,000 sq km. This area, typically ice-covered in June, remains largely ice-free, raising fears it may not reform.
Antarctica's west coast is experiencing a severe deficit of winter sea ice, with an area the size of France missing in the Bellingshausen Sea. This alarming loss raises concerns for penguins, marine life, and global sea levels, and may have intensified a recent heatwave on the continent.
Australia's One Nation party faces scrutiny over 'sloppy' financial reports with over $1m in missing assets. US President Trump accuses Iran of 'playing us for suckers' amid imminent strike threats. Thousands of Australian women face medicine uncertainty, while World Cup predictions begin.
Australia's $528M icebreaker RSV Nuyina cannot refuel in its home port of Hobart due to restrictions related to the Tasman Bridge. Despite fitting under the bridge, directional stability concerns and simulations showing potential collisions have led to the rejection of refueling applications. This forces the ship to travel 674km to Burnie, adding nearly $900,000 annually to its fuel costs.
Tasmanian authorities are reviewing a ban preventing the Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina from travelling under Hobart's Tasman Bridge. The ban, imposed due to directional stability concerns, forces a costly detour for refueling. New modeling is being considered to assess the feasibility of transit.
Tasmanian authorities are reviewing a ban preventing the Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina from travelling under Hobart's Tasman Bridge to refuel. The detour adds significant cost and time, prompting consideration of new modelling and alternative solutions.
Japanese lawmaker Mitsuhiro Yokota voiced concerns in parliament about potential future exploitation of Antarctica's vast mineral and energy resources, specifically mentioning China's interest and its resource acquisition ambitions.
South Korea will host the 49th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and the 29th Committee for Environmental Protection in Incheon in May next year, marking the first time in 32 years it has hosted the event.
The federal government has rejected Tasmania's proposal to use road tankers to refuel the Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina, deeming it unacceptable. The state government missed a July 31 deadline for a solution, impacting a $188 million deal.
Seven shipping containers, including one with diesel and others with rubbish, broke off from an Antarctic ice shelf during a storm and drifted on a newly formed iceberg. While some waste was salvaged, the fuel container is presumed to have leaked, posing an environmental risk.
Seven shipping containers, including one with diesel and others with rubbish, broke off from Antarctica's coast on an iceberg. German officials are assessing environmental impact, with fuel leakage a major concern.
Scientists discovered fossils of an intact temperate rainforest near the South Pole dating back 90 million years to the Cretaceous period. The findings, including a 3-meter root network preserved in mudstone, suggest Antarctica was ice-free and supported dense vegetation with an average annual temperature of 12°C due to higher atmospheric CO2 levels.
China and Russia blocked efforts at an Antarctic Treaty meeting in Japan to designate the emperor penguin as a "Specially Protected Species," despite scientific warnings of extinction by 2100 due to climate change. Conservation groups expressed frustration over the stalled progress.
Scientists discovered fossilized amber beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, proving Antarctica was once a warm rainforest. This finding challenges perceptions of the continent and impacts climate history simulations.
A new study reveals India and East Antarctica were once joined as a massive mountain belt, the Rayner-Eastern Ghats orogen. Rocks in India's Vizianagaram-Salur region share the same age, chemistry, and geological history as those in Antarctica, providing 'smoking gun' evidence of their shared past before drifting apart.
A member of an Antarctic expedition who allegedly threatened colleagues with a bladed weapon has been removed from a Korean research station in an emergency evacuation.
Argentina’s city “at the end of the world” Ushuaia, the jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic, has been labouring under suspicion of being the source of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that killed three cruise ship passengers. The MV Hondius set sail from this spectacular Patagonian port, sandwiched between snow-capped mountains and the South Atlantic, on April 1. Five days later, a Dutch man who had travelled through South America on a birdwatching trip with his wife, developed...
A costly refuelling saga affecting Australia's Antarctic icebreaker might not be resolved for another three years under most options, internal government documents reveal.
The Centers for Disease Control is now involved in managing the outbreak of hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius, which is set to arrive this afternoon in the Canary Islands.
Remote expedition cruises to destinations like Antarctica and the Arctic are booming, but the deadly hantavirus aboard MV Hondius is a reminder of unique risks.
