China's newest Antarctic research base, Qinling Station, opened in 2024, already sources over 60% of its energy from wind, solar, and hydrogen power, moving away from traditional diesel. China aims for 100% renewable energy at all its Antarctic stations by 2035.
Antarctica's Concordia Station recorded a temperature of minus 119.4°F (minus 84.1°C) on July 18, marking its coldest reading in 16 years and the lowest officially reported anywhere globally since 2012. Scientists attribute this extreme cold to a combination of polar winter, high elevation, and exceptionally stable weather patterns.
The floating Arctic research station 'Tara' has departed Lorient, France, for a two-year mission to drift with sea ice. An international team will collect over 10,000 samples to study climate change's impact on the rapidly transforming polar region.
Hyundai Motor Group will implement a clean hydrogen energy system at South Korea's Antarctic research station, reducing reliance on diesel generators. The system converts surplus solar energy into hydrogen, which is then used to produce electricity via fuel cells when solar power is limited.
The Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Conservation Area in the Peruvian Amazon demonstrates a successful model of ecotourism where tourists contribute to wildlife research, supporting conservation and local Indigenous communities through participatory science with Earthwatch Expeditions.
Galápagos Adaları açıklarında, yaklaşık 1.773 metre derinlikte yeni bir ahtapot türü keşfedildi. Microeledone galapagensis olarak adlandırılan, mavi renkte ve golf topu büyüklüğünde olan bu canlı, 'alışılmadık derecede dikkat çekici' olarak tanımlandı.
Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate tooCalling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tunbridge Wells in Kent is seeking people who share her name to help raise money for research into paediatric brain tumours like the one for which she is being treated.Kirsty Waugh, who turns 12 on Monday, has already persuaded more than 10,000 Kirstys, Kirsties, Kersties and assorted other variants to plot their locations on a map that shows Kirstys can be found everywhere from Colombia to Malaysia, and even at the Rothera research station in Antarctica. Continue reading...
