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
Australian scientists embark on 1200km Antarctic search for ancient ice
China Internet Information Center, 2022-12-31
Australian Antarctic researchers have departed on an ambitious mission to retrieve million-year-old ice in a bid to better understand climate change. A convoy of five tractor trains departed Casey Research Station — one of the Australian Antarctic Division’s three permanent outposts — on December 23 for a 1200 kilometer (km) journey to Little Dome C at the frigid interior of the continent.
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
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
Antarctic conservationist Nigel Watson receives medal for services
The New Zealand Herald, 2022-12-31
Nigel Watson has spent over two decades dedicated to the conservation of Antarctica, he’s now been awarded the prestigious New Zealand Antarctic medal in recognition of his services. As executive director of the Antarctic Heritage Trust,
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 …
Current Antarctic conservation efforts are insufficient to avoid biodiversity declines, study shows
Science Daily, 2022-12-22
Existing conservation efforts are insufficient to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and population declines are likely for 65% of the continent’s plants and wildlife by the year 2100, according to a new study.