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Famed oceanographer calls for ending krill catch near Antarctica as governments debate fishing quota

A renowned oceanographer is urging an end to krill fishing near Antarctica

The Independent UK · 41m ago

'Feels like being hit by a bus': Rib remodelling beauty surgery on the rise

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 29: Spanish papers discuss Wednesday's deadly train collision. The New York Times investigates whether a "safest seat" in the event of a train crash exists. Next, we look at a report about "the shocking rise of rib remodelling". We end with some photos from the…

France 24 · 4h ago

From being bedridden for months to an over 90,000 kilometres journey across Amazon to Antarctica, one man is rewriting what travel could look like

David Bossek is undertaking a global expedition to explore responsible travel and environmental awareness. He began his journey from Germany in 2024 after recovering from a cycling accident. Following a primarily overland route, he has already traveled through diverse landscapes and cultures. His experiences challenge conventional travel methods while contributing…

The Economic Times · 23h ago

A kite-powered snow sled designed in Spain is gliding across Antarctica in world-first

Explorer Ramón Larramendi will lead an 80-day, 3,400 km South Pole expedition in a kite-powered vehicle that can travel up to 80kph.

Euronews · Oct 16

Giant Tortoises On This Remote Atoll Now Outnumber The Human Population Of Seychelles

The Aldabra giant tortoise, or simply giant tortoise, is one of the world’s largest tortoises. Historically, these tortoises lived on many western Indian Ocean islands, including Madagascar, and the fossil record shows that giant tortoises once lived on every continent and many islands except Antarctica. Many of these Indian Ocean…

Bored Panda · Oct 15

Teams face months in Antarctica on mission to save base from climate change

UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is in year two of its three year mission to conserve Britain’s first permanent scientific base there.

Evening Standard · Oct 12

Race against time to save British base on an Antarctic island full of penguins

UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is in year two of its three year mission to conserve Britain’s first permanent scientific base

The Independent UK · Oct 12

Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica’s role in exploring the cosmos

When Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin,” it was a reminder that for more than a century, scientists have treated Antarctica’s environments as windows onto…

The Conversation · Oct 12

World’s largest penguin colony loses two-thirds of its population

Number of breeding chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island fall from over a million to 400,000

The Independent UK · Oct 8

World’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’

Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7