The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins. […]
‘MIZ-ing’ in action: how much of Antarctic sea ice is affected by waves? Using old satellite radar techniques, scientists have developed a new way of measuring the true extent of an under-studied and crucial region of the Antarctic sea-ice system for the first time. The Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) around Antarctica is the ‘outer edge’
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Warning signs from Antarctica: new ACEAS explainer brings recent extremes into focus Antarctica may feel remote from everyday life in Australia, but recent events show just how closely connected the frozen continent is to our shores. A new explainer from the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) brings together some of the most
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