Antarctica

Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 08:18 UTC
The Grytviken Church in South Georgia will celebrate 110 years this Christmas

When the island of South Georgia was a booming whaling station, in the roaring forties, more than a century ago, Grytviken received what was to be the first church established in the Antarctic region. In effect the church was completed in 1913 just on time for the Christmas Day with the first ever ringing of bells occurring on Christmas Eve.
Monday, August 21st 2023 - 10:43 UTC
World scientists call for more research on the Southern Ocean and climate change

Three hundred scientists from 25 nations have met this week in the Antarctic gateway city of Hobart, Australia, for the first-ever international conference of the Southern Ocean Observing System, SOOS.
Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Penguin Propulsion: The Physics Behind the World’s Fastest Swimming Birds

A piece from the American Institute of Physics points out that Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability comes from their unique and sophisticated wings.
Monday, August 7th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Why Antarctic winter ice, the size of Greenland, is missing?

Winter sea ice in the Antarctic is at a historic low, and scientists are working to understand why an area of ice the size of Greenland is missing. Scientists from British Antarctic Survey have been active in the media offering commentary on this extreme event.
Saturday, August 5th 2023 - 08:07 UTC
From chef of HMS Protector to cooking at Chequers and 10 Downing Street

From cooking in the presence of penguins to cooking at Chequers, UK's Prime Minister country residence, it has been a varied Royal Navy career for Chef Heidi Sermulins. She has spent the past year working at Chequers, near Aylesbury, a world away from her previous roles as a chef on ice patrol ship HMS Protector and before that, frigate HMS Northumberland.
Saturday, July 29th 2023 - 11:01 UTC
RRS Sir David Attenborough preparing for its first Antarctic science cruise

The British Antarctic Survey is reporting that further trials are underway on the Falkland Islands-flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough in preparation for its first Antarctic science cruise.
Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 09:47 UTC
Falklands: Aberdeen children model ships to circumnavigate Antarctica

Model ships built by two young Aberdeenshire brothers have been launched on what is planned to be an epic journey around the South Pole. The mission to circumnavigate Antarctica, started by Harry and Ollie Ferguson, is thought to be a world first.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Penguin Propulsion: The Physics Behind the World’s Fastest Swimming Birds

A piece from the American Institute of Physics points out that Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability comes from their unique and sophisticated wings.
Saturday, June 24th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
ARA Patagonia undergoes successful overhauling

Argentina has completed the overhauling of the ARA Patagonia logistics ship after five months' work at the Arsenal Naval Puerto Belgrano (ARPB) docks, Zona Militar reported.
Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
BAS new ten-year strategy, Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is launching on Monday 19 June, its new ten-year science strategy that addresses urgent scientific challenges facing our world, namely in the continents of the Arctic and Antarctic and the impact that the Polar Regions have across our planet.