UK polar research ship to make 2nd voyage to Antarctica
November 15, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Britain's polar research ship is preparing for its second voyage to Antarctica to investigate sea level rises and threats to marine biodiversity.
Jane Francis, director of British Antarctic Survey, which operates the ship named after naturalist David Attenborough, said Tuesday that scientists will study the melting of the west Antarctic ice sheet, how it impacts global sea level rise and when “the Earth goes into irreversible change.”
Russia, China block plans for Antarctic marine protections
November 5, 2022 GMTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Russia and China have again blocked plans supported by the European Union, the United States and 23 other nations to protect three vast stretches of ocean around Antarctica from most fishing.
New Zealand leader Ardern makes rare trip to Antarctica
October 28, 2022 GMTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appeared awestruck Thursday to be standing in the Antarctic hut of explorer Ernest Shackleton.
“I think when you’re a kid and you read stories about Shackleton, you’d never imagine you’d have the opportunity to come.
Russia may again block Antarctic marine protections
October 27, 2022 GMTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to decide the future of Antarctica's pristine waters.
Conservationists say new marine protected areas and rules to prevent overfishing are desperately needed, but that Russia could use its veto-like powers to once again block progress.
Texas importer sues government in fish feud at end of world
October 18, 2022 GMTMIAMI (AP) — A small Texas seafood importer has sued the federal government for blocking a shipment of fish from protected waters near Antarctica — an area at the center of a diplomatic feud dividing the normally allied U.S.
Fishing feud at end of the world split US and UK over Russia
June 22, 2022 GMTMIAMI (AP) — It's one of the world's highest-fetching wild-caught fish, sold for $32 a pound at Whole Foods and served up as meaty fillets on the menus of upscale eateries across the U.S.
China blocks moves to step up protection of emperor penguins
June 3, 2022 GMTBERLIN (AP) — China has blocked efforts to step up protection of emperor penguins that are increasingly threatened by the effects global warming is having on their natural habitat in Antarctica, officials said Friday.
No warmth for Russia at diplomatic conference on Antarctica
May 26, 2022 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Russia received a frosty reception Tuesday at the start of an international conference on managing and protecting Antarctica, a rare point of diplomatic contact between Russia and other nations since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica
March 25, 2022 GMTAn ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday.
The collapse, captured by satellite images, marked the first time in human history that the frigid region had an ice shelf collapse.
Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal
March 19, 2022 GMTEarth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average.
Endurance: Explorer Shackleton’s ship found after a century
March 11, 2022 GMTResearchers have discovered the remarkably well-preserved wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, in 10,000 feet of icy water, a century after it was swallowed up by Antarctic ice during what proved to be one of the most heroic expeditions in history.
Study nixes Mars life in meteorite found in Antarctica
January 14, 2022 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.
Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
January 6, 2022 GMTA team of scientists is sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica’s ice.
Sherpa brothers set out for grand slam of mountaineering
December 13, 2021 GMTKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two brothers who are among Nepal's most famous Sherpa guides set out on Monday to scale the highest peaks on each of the world's seven continents, in a sweeping global trek that will take them across both the North and South Poles.
Antarctica gets a Glasgow Glacier ahead of climate summit
October 30, 2021 GMTROME (AP) — Britain is naming a thinning Antarctic ice mass the Glasgow Glacier, to symbolize the vast implications for the world of a climate conference that starts Sunday in the Scottish city.
More than 120 world leaders will join British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Glasgow for the COP26 summit.
Ozone hole over Antarctica larger than usual, scientists say
September 16, 2021 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Scientists say the hole in the Earth’s protective ozone layer over the Southern Hemisphere is larger than usual this year and already surpasses the size of Antarctica.
The European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said Thursday that the so-called ozone hole, which appears every year during the Southern Hemisphere spring, has grown considerably in the past week following an average start.
Wallet lost in Antarctica in ’60s returned to California man
February 5, 2021 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — Paul Grisham’s wallet was missing for so long at the bottom of the world he forgot all about it...
Icebreaker leaves Australia after 150 Antarctica trips
December 12, 2020 GMTHOBART, Australia (AP) — The giant orange icebreaker Aurora Australis left Australia for the final time on Saturday after more than 150 trips to Antarctica...
EU program spots largest ozone hole over Antarctica in years
October 6, 2020 GMTGENEVA (AP) — The European Union’s Earth observation program said Tuesday that the ozone hole over Antarctica has swelled to its largest size and deepest level in years...
First US spring flight to Antarctica aims to keep out virus
September 14, 2020 GMTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first U.S. flight into Antarctica following months of winter darkness arrived Monday with crews taking extra precautions to keep out the coronavirus...
Poop scoop: Satellite images reveal Antarctic penguin haunts
August 5, 2020 GMTBERLIN (AP) — British scientists say there are more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought based on evidence of bird droppings spotted from space...
Q&A: Emerging picture of virus shows world at critical stage
February 28, 2020 GMTThe global spread of infection from the new virus reached a critical stage this week with the number of new cases reported in the rest of the world surpassing the number of new cases in China, where the emergency began...
Antarctica appears to have broken a heat record
February 7, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The temperature in northern Antarctica hit nearly 65 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius), a likely heat record on the continent best known for snow, ice and penguins...
UN assesses if Antarctica temperature reading is record high
February 7, 2020 GMTGENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency said Friday that an Argentine research base on the northern tip of Antarctica is reporting a temperature that, if confirmed, could be a record high for the icy continent...
6 men become 1st to cross perilous Drake Passage unassisted
December 28, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world, six men fought for 13 days to make history, becoming the first people to traverse the infamous Drake Passage with nothing other than sheer manpower...
Chile: Plane that vanished en route to Antarctica found
December 12, 2019 GMTSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Searchers combing Antarctic seas have recovered parts of a military transport plane and human remains belonging to some of the 38 people aboard who vanished en route to the frozen continent, Chilean officials said Thursday...
Gore kicking off 24 hours of climate talks around the world
November 21, 2019 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore kicked off a series of climate presentations on Wednesday evening that will continue around the globe over 24 hours, a lively talk espousing political and U...
Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows
July 1, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from a record high to record lows, baffling scientists...
Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s
January 14, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows...
2nd man nears end of historic solo trek across Antarctica
December 27, 2018 GMTA British adventurer was close to becoming the second person to traverse Antarctica completely unassisted just a few days after an American became the first to conquer the feat, which was previously said to be impossible...
American man first to solo across Antarctica unaided
December 27, 2018 GMTAn Oregon man became the first person to traverse Antarctica alone without any assistance on Wednesday, trekking across the polar continent in an epic 54-day journey that was previously deemed impossible...
2 technicians killed at Antarctica science station
December 12, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The National Science Foundation says two technicians working on a fire-suppression system at an Antarctica scientific station were found unconscious and died...
Midwest women join climate change group in Antarctica
November 17, 2018 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — "Chicago is the coldest place I've ever been," said Jing Hu, who came from southern China to do her postdoctoral work in materials science at Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago...
Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting 3 times faster than before
June 13, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice experts said in a new study...
Scientists harvest 1st vegetables in Antarctic greenhouse
April 5, 2018 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Scientists in Antarctica have harvested their first crop of vegetables grown without earth, daylight or pesticides as part of a project designed to help astronauts cultivate fresh food on other planets...
Researcher captures striking Antarctic video of minke whale
March 21, 2018 GMTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Marine mammal expert Dr. Regina Eisert thought minke whales were a little boring until she captured some striking footage of one swimming underwater near Antarctica...
NASA’s asteroid chaser swings by Earth on way to space rock
September 22, 2017 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's asteroid-chasing spacecraft swung by Earth on Friday on its way to a space rock...
Scientists say massive iceberg has broken off in Antarctica
July 12, 2017 GMTOne of the biggest icebergs ever recorded, a trillion-ton behemoth more than seven times the size of New York City, has broken off of Antarctica, triggering disagreement among scientists over whether global warming is to blame...
Scientists say massive iceberg has broken off in Antarctica
July 12, 2017 GMTOne of the biggest icebergs ever recorded, a trillion-ton behemoth more than seven times the size of New York City, has broken off of Antarctica, triggering disagreement among scientists over whether global warming is to blame...
Pilot successfully finishes flight adventure
April 25, 2017 GMTGiuseppe Caltabiano has finished an adventure straight out of a Jules Verne story - a pole-to-pole circumnavigation of the globe.
Since starting the adventure in August, the Whitefish pilot and his co-captains Jack Long and Josh Marvil have flown 38,273 miles over 144 hours, soared over 28 countries and even landed in five continents, including Antarctica.
Ailing Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole to New Zealand
December 1, 2016 GMTAn ailing Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, was evacuated from the South Pole to New Zealand where he was hospitalized Thursday in stable condition...
Q&A: Fish and politics behind Antarctic marine reserve deal
October 28, 2016 GMTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Nations from around the world on Friday reached an historic agreement to preserve an area of ocean near Antarctica that's about twice the size of Texas. Here are some questions and answers about the deal:
Countries OK world’s largest marine reserve in Antarctica
October 28, 2016 GMTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The countries that decide the fate of Antarctica's waters reached an historic agreement on Friday to create the world's largest marine protected area in the ocean next to the frozen continent.
NY Air Guard unit returns home from Antarctica
February 24, 2015 GMTSCOTIA, N.Y. (AP) — Thirty members of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing are coming home from Antarctica as another season of Operation Deep Freeze comes to an end.
They'll return to Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia around noon Tuesday.
Ala teen going to Antarctica for holidays
December 22, 2014 GMTAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — While many 17-year-olds have their sights set on scoring high on their standardized tests, being accepted to college and earning a diploma, Alexis DiBenedetto has set a goal for herself that extends not only beyond the walls of high school, but out of North America altogether.
Illinois student joining researchers in Antarctica
December 21, 2014 GMTCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois doctoral student is spending the holidays in West Antarctica for a research trip.
Champaign native Tim Hodson says he's looking forward to long days and harsh conditions.
Air Guard unit set for annual Antarctica mission
October 17, 2014 GMTSCOTIA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York Air National Guard unit based near Albany is gearing up for its annual mission to the South Pole.
The Schenectady County-based 109th Airlift Wing is about to launch its 27th season in support of Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica.
Minnesota school gets Antarctica research grant
July 25, 2014 GMTDULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The University of Minnesota Duluth has received a nearly $9 million federal grant to conduct research in Antarctica.
WDIO-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1rF9fFD ) the $8.97 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the construction of an ice-drilling platform.
Prince Harry gears up for Antarctica trek
November 14, 2013 GMTLONDON (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry has praised the courage of wounded servicemen and women who are gearing up for a race across Antarctica to the South Pole.
Harry will join a team of four injured British soldiers in the 200-mile (320-kilometer) Walking With the Wounded charity trek.