Antarctic Watch Headlines 01/02/2023

Antarctic expedition to unlock million-year-old secrets in ice begins from Casey Station
Australian Broadcasting Corporation on MSN.com, 2022-12-31
It’s an icy voyage that’s been a decade in the making — a team of expeditioners are making the 1,200-kilometre trip from Casey Station into the Antarctic interior where researchers will eventually drill deep into a million-year-old ice core.

Former Antarctic base frozen in time
The West Australian, 2022-12-31
Goudier Island’s Base A has been looked after and run by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. STEPHEN SCOURFIELD pays a visit

Antarctic penguins recognise themselves in mirror, hinting they belong to small list of self-aware animals
YAHOO!News, 2022-12-29
Capacity to have a ‘self-concept’ of themselves as ‘individuals’ may be an important step in penguins’ evolution, study says

New cause of melting Antarctic ice shelves discovered
The Independent, 2022-12-29
The Thwaites Ice Shelf is one of the main contributors to rising sea levels and could be melting rapidly, scientists warn

Antarctic fellowship recipients announced on Antarctic Treaty anniversary
MercoPress, 2023-01-02
It was in support of the Antarctic Treaty’s unique mission that IAATO came into being 31 years ago, and in 2019 launched the Antarctic Fellowship with the intention of supporting talented early …

Two-thirds of Antarctic plants and animals face being killed off by 2100, study claims
Yahoo, 2022-12-22
Researchers estimate 65 per cent of the continent’s plants and wildlife will suffer population decline by the year 2100

British Antarctic expedition to research metabolic cost of polar travel
MercoPress, 2023-01-02
British members of a tri-service military and civilian research team have set off on an Antarctic expedition to research the metabolic cost of sustained polar travel. The team, sponsored by BFBS …

Expert behind first India Antarctic base is ISC fellow
The New Indian Express, 2023-01-02
The ISC is the only international non-governmental organisation that brings together prominent members of different natural sciences and social sciences around the world.

Current Antarctic conservation efforts insufficient to avoid biodiversity declines: Research
devdiscourse, 2022-12-26
Existing conservation efforts are insufficient to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and population declines are likely for 65 per cent of the continent’s plants and wildlife by the year 2100, according to

New cause of melting Antarctic ice shelves
Science Daily, 2022-12-22
New cause of melting Antarctic ice shelves Date: December 22, 2022 Source: University of East Anglia Summary: Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice …