Tag: Antarctica
Research
Giant rogue waves: Southern Ocean expedition reveals wind...
A rogue wave is a single swell that is much higher than nearby waves, which can...
News
British scientists tracking two enormous icebergs larger...
A81 broke off Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf in February after being weakly tethered...
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RRS Sir David Attenborough begins polar science trials
The UK’s new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its polar science trials...
Ecology
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves giant iceberg
A huge iceberg (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the...
News
Six-week science voyage deep into the waters of Antarctica
Multi-disciplinary research team will sail more than 3500km south aboard NIWA’s...
General
UK awards £45 million to maintain flagship scientific research...
The three vessels are involved in some of the most pressing global research across...
Research
New seafloor images off the West Antarctic Ice Sheet upend...
This massive ice stream is already in a phase of fast retreat (a "collapse" when...
News
Polish polar explorers refused the services of Russian...
The Ukrainian research icebreaker Noosfera has replaced the polar explorers at the...
News
RRS Sir David Attenborough collaborates with cruise ship
Britain’s new polar research ship has spent the past week breaking ice to reach...
Research
Invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships threaten Antarctica’s...
Marine life hitching a ride on ocean-crossing ships poses a threat to Antarctica’s...
Ecology
Glaciers collapse could trigger global floods and swallow...
The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global...
News
RRS Sir David Attenborough arrives in Antarctica for the...
After calling at Rothera, the RRS Sir David Attenborough will continue its mission...
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South Africa wants to explore Antarctica using Ukrainian...
South Africa is interested to study Antarctica together with Ukraine using capabilities...
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Ukrainians in Antarctica will make souvenirs from plastic...
Antarctica has strict rules for waste management: a person does not have to leave...
Ecology
Increased snowfall will offset sea level rise from melting...
Using modern methods to calculate projected changes to sea levels, researchers discovered...
News
Ukraine bought British James Clark Ross icebreaker
On the eve of Independence Day, Ukraine acquired British icebreaker James Clark...
