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The first known worldwide marine rabies epidemic has emerged among Cape fur seals ( Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus ), ...
The one-ship expedition line often calls into the UK as it repositions its Sea Spirit vessel from Antarctica to Arctic, which ...
Explore the fascinating story of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser and the MiG-31—two of history’s most ambitious yet overlooked ...
Research involving the University of Liverpool has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica. In ...
Unchecked tourism growth in Antarctica risks undermining the very environment that draws visitors to the region. What can be ...
The ocean around Antarctica is changing in unexpected ways. Since 2015, sea ice surrounding the frozen continent has been ...
Researchers from the University of Murica (Murica, Spain), the Carlos III Health Institute (Madrid, Spain), and the University of Siena (Siena, Italy) evaluated the concentration of polychlorinated ...
About two-thirds of Antarctic tourists land on the continent. The visitors can threaten fragile ecosystems by: Even when ...
The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...
A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...
Commuting to Concordia research station in Antarctica takes days—it’s more remote than the International Space Station.