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Activist vessel collides with krill trawler in Antarctic confrontation

An activist ship operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation struck a Norwegian krill trawler in Antarctic waters, raising accusations by its owner of a deliberate attack against legal fishing activities

The Independent UK

A high-risk bird flu strain is circling the globe. How prepared is NZ?

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 – particularly the 2.3.4.4b lineage – has transformed the global disease landscape over recent years.

The Conversation

Scientists uncover a 100-kilometre ‘hidden world’ beneath Antarctica that could change climate predictions

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey made a breakthrough in understanding a decades-old geographical mystery by identifying a large granite body buried beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). The team came upon the mystery after noticing some exotic (pink) boulders located on top of black volcanics within the Hudson…

The Times of India

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The sea beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice holds many secrets. These scientists are trying to find them

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet

The Independent UK

Scientists train for polar ice diving to research warming planet

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet

The Independent UK

Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing

Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem

The Guardian - UK

‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers

The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch

The Guardian - UK

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Antarctica could warm 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Southern Hemisphere in the coming decades, study finds

Antarctica could warm much faster than its surroundings over the next few decades due to a phenomenon known as polar amplification that is well established in the Arctic.

LiveScience

What Happens If There's a Murder in Antarctica?

No single government controls the South Pole, so how do they deal with crime?

Reason

Navigational sounders off during icebreaker's grounding

Details of a grounding at a remote island involving Australia's flagship Antarctic research vessel have been released by the transport safety investigator.

AAP

French Antarctic expeditioner dies after ship jump

Divers have recovered the body of a young Frenchman who got into trouble after jumping off a docked Antarctic research vessel.

AAP

Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, photosynthetic life such as plants, mosses and algae cannot make energy.

The Conversation

A giant iceberg twice the size of London is under threat of disappearing

Picture a frozen colossus drifting silently through icy waters, big enough to blanket London twice over. That's iceberg A23a. As per the European Space Agency (ESA), it’s one of the world's largest, now stranded near South Georgia, a stunning sub-Antarctic island famed for its penguins, seals, and jagged peaks. Grounded…

The Times of India

Weatherwatch: how a warmer world and more rain could transform Antarctica

Shrinking and faster-moving glaciers, weakened ice shelves and more icebergs would bring fundamental changes to landscape and wildlife

The Guardian - UK

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Antarctica has lost 5,000 square miles of 'grounded ice' in the last 30 years, satellite images reveal

Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles of "grounded ice" in 30 years, as warming ocean waters drive retreat in vulnerable regions, a new study finds.

The Guardian - UK

World’s largest krill harvester at centre of row over ‘blue tick’ sustainability label

Aker Qrill is facing criticism of its fishery management amid calls by environmentalists for curbs on Antarctic fishing of the keystone species

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73 High-Quality Pics Showing Animals In All Their Glory

Despite all the chaos and our constant attempts to reshape the world around us, animals and nature still find ways to surprise us. There’s beauty everywhere, if we slow down enough to notice it… even on the internet. Sometimes you just need to land in the right corner — and…

The Conversation

Satellite images show how Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice is changing the food chain

Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly alarming rate of decline. But recently Antarctica has followed suit.

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The Guardian - UK

Frozen in time: Antarctic ice cave to be used to save melting glacier samples

Ice Memory Foundation’s specially dug ‘sanctuary’ offers storage for cores, which hold thousands of years of history

Space

Antarctica's 'gravity hole' reveals the evolution of Earth's deep interior

A persistent "gravity hole" beneath Antarctica gives scientists a window into Earth's deep interior, showing how processes far below reshape the planet's gravity field over millions of years.

The Conversation

Rain is coming to Antarctica – here’s how it will change the frozen continent

Rain is rare in Antarctica. Scientists doing fieldwork there dress for cold and glare, not wet weather – duvet jackets, snow trousers, goggles and sunscreen. Planes land on gravel runways which are rarely icy, since there is no precipitation to freeze. Historic huts remain well preserved in the dry air.

Woman & Home

Julia Bradbury on life after cancer and the exercise that will unlock every woman's 'superpower'

30 years into her career, Julia Bradbury has a new lease on life - and a new Antarctic adventure under her belt jack

Euronews

‘Irreversible on any human timescale’: Scientist reveals best and worst-case scenario for Antarctica

Despite being far away from civilisation, a melting Antarctic’s "disastrous" consequences will ripple across the world, researchers warn.

The Independent UK

Surprise ‘tank’-like shark filmed in unexpected waters for first time

A marine researcher has video evidence of a shark in the Antarctic Ocean

The Independent UK

Origins of ‘gravity hole’ over Antarctica finally unveiled

Researchers found that shifting gravity patterns may have encouraged the growth of Antarctica’s huge ice sheets

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