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The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

10,000 naps a day: how chinstrap penguins survive on microsleeps

Scientists studying the birds in Antarctica have found they snooze for 11 hours a day without falling deeply asleep

The Guardian - UK

Controversial study suggesting ozone hole isn't recovering is skewed by bad data, experts say

A new paper claims that the ozone hole above Antarctica is getting deeper, suggesting that it is not healing as expected. However, other researchers say the study's results are misleading.

LiveScience

Antarctic health technology set to be used in space

Medical technology being trialled in Antarctica will inform international space research under an Australia-US agreement.

AAP

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Satellites watch world's largest iceberg break away from Antarctica (photos)

The world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, has broken loose and is moving past the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in new satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.

Space

How science saved the ozone layer

On 9 January 2023, the United Nations released its latest report on the status of the ozone layer. It highlighted that this protective barrier is on track toward recovery and should be fully restored by the second half of the 21st century.

The Conversation

COP28: Earth's frozen zones are in trouble – we're already seeing the consequences

As this year’s UN climate summit (COP28) gets under way in Dubai, scientists studying Earth’s frozen regions have been delivering an urgent call for action to policy makers. But is anyone listening?

The Conversation

World's biggest iceberg 3 times the size of New York City is finally escaping Antarctica after being trapped for almost 40 years

The gigantic iceberg A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades.

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Ultratrails, deep dives, outer space: how extraordinary personalities adapt to extreme conditions

`Kilian Jornet won the 2022 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc (distance 170 kilometres, elevation gain 10,000 metres) in 19 hours 49 minutes and 30 seconds. Stéphanie Gicquel skied 2,045 kilometres in 74 days, crossing Antarctica to reach the South Pole in temperatures as low as -50°. Thomas Pesquet completed a spacewalk lasting 6 hours and…

The Conversation

Antarctica’s ozone hole expands mid-spring since 2001

The authors call for continued monitoring of the ozone layer to understand the changing dynamical state of Earth’s climate.Antarctic ozone in mid-spring has seen a 26% reduction since 2004, contrary to recovery trends in total ozone. Mesospheric descent within the polar vortex may be driving the decline, highlighting the need…

The Hindu

UN chief gives interview from melting Antarctica on eve of global climate summit

On the eve of international climate talks, U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused climate change, sending the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”

The Independent UK

Fire-hit supply ship 'not prepared' for Southern Ocean

An Antarctic resupply ship that suffered a damaging engine fire was not adequately prepared for operations in the Southern Ocean, a safety report has found.

AAP

On the cusp of climate talks, UN chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Antarctica just before the COP28 climate talks begin

The Independent UK

Studying sea ice amid penguins and the Southern Lights

Vishnu Nandan braved extreme weather and polar darkness in the Antarctic as part of a 25-member team of the British Antarctic Survey. He installed a U.S.-made instrument to measure the thickness of sea ice, which is prone to error when measured using satellite radars. This year recorded the worst sea…

The Hindu

“We didn’t have another band to point to and say, well, Sabbath is using it or the Scorpions are using it. James had the foresight to say, ‘Let’s try it. Maybe we’re the people to embrace it’”: James Hetfield’s tech shows you his 72 Seasons live rig

Chad Zaemisch has been the Metallica leader’s right-hand man for 20 years. He discusses the metal titans’ amp modeling sea change, why his boss “chickened out” with his new 72 Seasons ESP Vulture, and what happens when things go very, very wrong onstage…

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Ex-Royal Marine begins solo ski record attempt across Antarctica

On Monday Sam Cox officially started the trek which will take two and a half months to complete and cover more than 2,000km.

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Inside a historic trip to Antarctica, crewed by over 100 women scientists

Over 100 women scientists, including a handful of astronomers, have set sail to Antarctica.

AAP

Australian animal fears as bird flu hits the Antarctic

Australia is preparing for a bird flu onslaught that could do untold harm to native species, as scientists wait to see what will happen in Antarctica.

AAP

Scientists sail to study world's strongest current

Scientists aboard CSIRO research vessel Investigator will study the flow of warm waters through the current surrounding Antarctica.

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The Independent UK

At trial, man accused of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica denies hurting her

A man accused of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica last year is denying hurting her during a physical altercation

The Independent UK

Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students

A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press

The Guardian - AU

Italian ultra-endurance cyclist returns to Antarctica crossing where isolation is the enemy

In his first attempt to cross Antarctica last year, Omar Di Felice was prepared for minus 38C temperatures and gale force winds — but not extreme loneliness

WEKU

Investigators will travel to Antarctica after claims of sexual assault at U.S. bases

Investigators with the National Science Foundation's watchdog office will travel to Antarctica to address years-long allegations of sexual misconduct at U.S. research bases.

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I walked 922 miles across Antarctica, solo, in 70 days

Even if the visibility is good, you can’t see much – it’s a white horizon

The Independent UK

Investigators are being sent to US research base on Antarctica to look into sexual violence concerns

The watchdog office overseeing the National Science Foundation is sending investigators to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station after hearing concerns about the prevalence of sexual violence at the U.S. research base

The Independent UK

Ozone hole is about average size, despite undersea volcano eruption that was expected to worsen it

With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall

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