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| Feb 25, 2026 | Sweco contributes design and engineering expertise to the UK’s largest construction project in Antarctica | Sweco contributes design and engineering expertise to the UK’s largest construction project in Antarctica
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Sweco has contributed as the Lead Designer to the new Discovery Building at Rothera Re... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Ice melt threatens emperor penguins during annual moult: Researchers | PARIS: Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as climate change pushes them into shrinking patches of Antarctic sea ice, researchers said Wednesday (Feb 25).
The flightless bird... |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Study says climate change will even make Earth’s orbit a mess | Related Articles
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| Jan 25, 2025 | Крупнейший айсберг размером с Лондон может столкнуться с островами в Южной Джорджии | Самый большой айсберг в мире A23a может столкнуться с отдаленными островами в южной части Атлантического океана, что угрожает местной флоре и фауне в области, известной своим удивительным биоразнообразием, которое превосходит даже Галапагос... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica | For every bit of the iceberg above the water’s surface, there’s ten times more below, Meijers said.
It’s not exactly high-speed action. The iceberg is making its way at a glacial pace of one meter every three to seven seconds, much slower t... |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Earth’s Largest Iceberg, A23a, Is On the Move Again; Scientists to Study Its Effects on Ecosystem | By Isaiah Richard
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| Oct 6, 2024 | The Green Awakening of Antarctica: A Climate Change Alarm | Antarctica is changing. The icy continent, long thought to be a frozen wasteland, is experiencing a dramatic transformation. Recent research reveals that the plant cover on the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the pa... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Антарктика «зеленеет» с огромной скоростью | Растительный покров на Антарктическом полуострове за последние четыре десятилетия увеличился более чем в десять раз, показало новое исследование.
Антарктический полуостров, как и многие полярные регионы, теплеет быстрее, чем в среднем по ми... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | The Southern Ocean: A Hidden Giant in Carbon Absorption | The Southern Ocean is a vast, swirling expanse of water, often overlooked in climate discussions. Recent research has unveiled its true power as a carbon sink, absorbing 25% more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously estimated. This revelati... |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Исследование: Южный океан поглощает на 25% больше CO2, чем считалось ранее | Новое исследование, проведенное Университетом Восточной Англии (UEA) и Плимутской морской лабораторией (PML), показало, что Южный океан поглощает больше углекислого газа (CO2), чем считалось ранее. Прямые измерения «воздух — море» показываю... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Antarctic faces melting 'tipping point' as oceans warm: Study | PARIS: Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward "runaway melting" of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding between the ice and the land it sits on, according to a study published on Tuesday (Jun 2... |
| Jun 19, 2024 | As Cambridge Wide Open Day buzzes in 2024, get set for Cambridge Wide Open Week in 2025! | The 2nd annual Cambridge Wide Open Day (CWOD) event had Cambridge buzzing last week with curious residents as well as people attending from as far afield as Birmingham and Nottingham, and even Switzerland and the US!
Initial figures suggest... |
| May 21, 2024 | Aye, Track that Humpback Whale! An AI Program that will Blow your Mind | Artificial Intelligence is used “Everywhere” — from rolling out AI bot-surgeons to performing complex surgeries, building driverless vehicle software, and cloning extinct species. The possibilities of using AI in our lives are endless– all ... |
| May 20, 2024 | Study: Antarctic sea ice melting boosted by warming climate | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Human-caused global warming made the record low sea ice extent surrounding the Antarctic continent in 2023 far more likely to occur, according to a new study.
Why it matters: The findings may solve a ... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Emperor Penguin Colonies Die Off as Antarctic Ice Levels Plummet to Record Lows: Study | John Lopez, Tech Times 25 April 2024, 09:04 am
Emperor penguins, the iconic Antarctic species that inspired the 2006 film "Happy Feet," are facing serious risks as their colonies suffer devastating losses due to plummeting ice lev... |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Antarctica’s ocean acidity set to rise rapidly by century’s end | Higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels paired with melting ice are causing ocean acidity levels in the waters around Antarctica to rise rapidly. Credit: W. Bulach/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Even the cold, remote waters of Antarctica ... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | A rare white penguin has been discovered in Antarctica among one of the world's largest penguin species | Among a colony of black and white penguins with bright orange beaks in Antarctica is one animal that stands boldly apart from the rest. Scientists have discovered that one of the penguins is almost completely white – the result of a rare co... |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Video shows research ship's "incredibly lucky" encounter with world's largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica | Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — an "incredibly lucky" encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarcti... |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Biomaterials startup Traceless wants to help tackle plastic pollution. It just raised $39 million in debt and equity with this 15-slide pitch deck. | The Traceless team. Traceless This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Biomaterials startup Traceless has raised $39 million in a mixture of debt and equity.
The Hamburg-based comp... |
| Mar 14, 2023 | [LOOK] Researchers Capture First Aerial Footage of London-sized Iceberg | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 14 March 2023, 07:03 am
The Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calved the A81 iceberg in late January, which is as large as Greater London. Recently, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) shared the first aerial photograp... |
| Jan 24, 2023 | 600-square-mile iceberg, roughly the size of two New York Cities, breaks off Antarctica ice shelf | One of the planet's most closely observed ice shelves just had a major change. On Sunday, a massive piece of Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf — a chunk about the size of two New York Cities — broke free.
The British Antarctic Survey s... |
| Dec 23, 2022 | See inside the Ocean Endeavor, a ship that sails to Antarctica. Rooms can go for over $10,000. | A chinstrap penguin with the Ocean Endeavour in Antarctica. Taylor Rains/Insider
A record 100,000 people are expected to travel to Antarctica during the 2022/2023 season.
To get to the white continent, most people take a ship and have to cr... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Climate Change is Worsening the Problem of Space Junk, New Study Claims | Joaquin Victor Tacla, Tech Times 24 October 2022, 07:10 am
Climate change-related disturbances to Earth's atmosphere make it more difficult to remove hazardous debris from Earth's orbit, according to a new study.
As reported first... |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Artist Creates 53-sqm Inflatable House Prototype Called the 'Building A Martian House' Project | Urian B., Tech Times 19 August 2022, 08:08 pm
An artist has decided to come up with a unique project that involves visualizing what life could be like on Mars. The project is called "Building A Martian House" and involves a 53-sqm... |
| Dec 1, 2021 | An Airbus A340 aircraft just landed on Antarctica for the first time ever — see the history of aviation on the 7th continent | The first Airbus A340 to land on Antarctica. Hi Fly
An Airbus A340 made history in November when it became the first jet of its type to land on Antarctica.
The South Pole has a long history of aviation that has contributed to the exploratio... |
| Nov 4, 2021 | UK researchers join forces to advance scientific climate solutions | UK researchers join forces to advance scientific climate solutions
04-11-2021
Seven Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) centres and the Met Office will work together as the new UK National Climate Science Partnership (UKNCSP).
Recog... |
| Oct 29, 2021 | New polar ship makes London debut | New polar ship makes London debut
29-10-2021
The UK’s new polar research ship made its London debut in Greenwich yesterday (Thurs) in support of the UK Presidency of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).
RRS Sir David Attenb... |
| Aug 31, 2021 | On Thin Ice: Arctic AI Model Predicts Sea Ice Loss | Promising more accurate predictions in an era of rapid climate change, a new tool is harnessing deep learning to help better forecast Arctic sea ice conditions months into the future.
As described in a paper published in the science journal... |
| May 21, 2021 | Tracking the world’s largest iceberg | Recently, a humongous chunk of floating ice broke off from an ice shelf in Antarctica to become the world’s largest iceberg.
At nearly 1,700 square miles, the iceberg, which is called A-76, is bigger than Rhode Island. It’s now sitting in t... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Underwater robot reveals how Thwaites Glacier is melting | 19 April, 2021 News stories
For the first time, researchers have collected data from underneath the remote Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica using an underwater robot. Findings reveal that the supply of warm water to the glacier is larger... |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Royal BAM N : BAM Nuttall and Sweco in new partnership to upgrade British research Antarctic stations | [Link]
Camberley, 23 March 2021 - Construction expert BAM Nuttall, with design consultants Sweco, have won a tender for a new 10-year partnership to take forward an ambitious programme to modernise the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) researc... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | An Iceberg The Size Of Lake Champlain Has Broken Away From Antarctica | Ice headlands of Brunt Ice Shelf. (Photo by Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Universal Images Group via Getty Images |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Bizarre Mystery Lifeforms Found Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice | British Antarctic Survey camera travelling down the 900-meter-long bore hole in the Filchner-Ronne ... [+] Ice Shelf. (Marine creature pictured is unrelated to the discovery)Dr Huw Griffiths/British Antarctic Survey |
| Dec 16, 2020 | The world’s largest iceberg is on track to crash into a small island, where it could wipe out a generation of penguin chicks and seal pups | A gentoo penguin with a newborn chick. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
The world’s largest iceberg is drifting dangerously close to South Georgia Island, where millions of penguins and seals are breeding.
If the ice... |
| Dec 16, 2020 | World’s largest iceberg on a collision course that could wipe out penguin chicks and seal pups | SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND - 5 November 2020: Larsen C break away Iceberg A-68A near South Georgia Island. (Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2020)
The world's largest iceberg is drifting dangerously close to Sou... |
| Dec 4, 2020 | NERC scientists honoured with Antarctica place names | NERC scientists honoured with Antarctica place names
04-12-2020
To mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica, 26 places on the frozen continent have been named in honour of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Bri... |
| Nov 9, 2020 | RRS James Clark Ross departs for Antarctica | RRS James Clark Ross departs for Antarctica
09-11-2020
The RRS James Clark Ross departed the Port of Harwich last week (Thursday 5 November) beginning its five-and-a-half-month mission to deliver scientific and operational staff to Antarcti... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Applications invited for 2020-21 Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme | Applications invited for 2020-21 Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme
20-01-2020
Applications are invited for the Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme for Antarctic fieldwork in the 2020-21 field season. The closing date is 16:00 on Mon... |
| May 29, 2019 | Letter from London: Britain’s ‘Food Waste Tsar’ Wants Radical, Drastic Change | The British press has a knack for dubbing powerful individuals with outlandish titles. Regulators become “watchdogs” or “ombudsmen.” Owners of newspapers become “moguls.” If your day job is helping to tackle Britain’s food waste crisis, it ... |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Tales of an IT professional sailing around the Antarctic loop | reader comments 75 with 59 posters participating
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The good ship Akademik Tryoshnikov.
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International (waters) IT man of mystery, Carles Pina i Estany.
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| Apr 26, 2014 | New polar research ship for UK | New polar research ship for UK
26-04-2014
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP announced yesterday (Friday) that the Government has earmarked more than £200 million for a new UK polar flagship that will be ready for its... |
| Feb 7, 2006 | Antarctic krill provide carbon sink in Southern Ocean | Antarctic krill provide carbon sink in Southern Ocean
07-02-2006
New research on Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), a shrimp-like animal at the heart of the Southern Ocean food chain, reveals behaviour that shows that they absorb and tran... |
| Nov 29, 2005 | Eruption update: Island in British Overseas Territory is growing in size | Eruption update: Island in British Overseas Territory is growing in size
29-11-2005
A rare volcanic eruption is expanding the size of an island in British Overseas Territory.
Spectacular new satellite images show that Montagu Island, an eru... |
| An Airbus A340 aircraft just landed on Antarctica for the first time ever — see the history of aviation on the 7th continent | The first Airbus A340 to land on Antarctica. Hi Fly
An Airbus A340 made history in November when it became the first jet of its type to land on Antarctica.
The South Pole has a long history of aviation that has contributed to the exploratio... |
| ‘It’s game on’: The world’s largest iceberg is on the move. Scientists explain why it matters | The world’s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than 35 years.
Scientists say the juggernaut’s breakaway from Antarctica is a stark reminder of the potentially disastrous implications as global sea levels rise.
Gail Wh... |
