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Two young brothers launch model boats to circumnavigate Antarctica

Two brothers from Aberdeenshire have built model boats that they hope will circumnavigate Antarctica. Ollie and Harry Ferguson, 13 and 11, were inspired by the Ross expedition of 1839-43, which led to the discovery of the Ross Ice Shelf. They built one metre-long replicas of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror,…

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A virtual voyage to Antarctica from Birla Science Centre

A virtual voyage to Antarctica

The Hindu

Small wonder: brothers launch model boats to circumnavigate Antarctica

Ollie and Harry Ferguson from Aberdeenshire took inspiration for 12,500-mile journey from Ross scientific expedition of 1839-43

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Scots brothers launch replica boats to circumnavigate Antarctica in ‘world first’

Model ships built by two young brothers have been launched on a mission to circumnavigate Antarctica in what is thought to be a world first.

The National (Scotland)

Nel Law stowed away on her husband’s ship to Antarctica. She was the first Australian woman to see its ‘crystalline strangeness’

I know many people born in 1961 – they are my contemporaries and friends. It doesn’t seem so long ago. Their lives and experiences seem modern to me. They don’t seem old: certainly, none of them have problems working their iPhones. And yet, 60 years is aeons ago when it…

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Brothers launch replica boats to circumnavigate Antarctica in ‘world first’

The boats will collect scientific data during their trip which could take two years.

The Independent UK

Mystery behind 'bleeding' waterfall finally solved as researchers find answers

First discovered in 1911 during a British expedition to Antarctica by researchers, who were shocked to notice a glacier "bleeding" from its tongue onto an ice-covered lake

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Why are there hopping mice in Australia but no kangaroos in Asia? It's a long story

The animals in Australia are super-different to those in Asia. This goes without saying; we know Australia is full of weird and wonderful creatures found nowhere else on Earth, such as the platypus and the koala.

The Conversation

Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth

For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the globe chasing the rare solar eclipse. They have embarked on cruises to the middle of the ocean, taken flights into the eclipse’s path and even traveled to Antarctica. In August 2017, millions across the U.S. witnessed a total solar eclipse…

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Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites

Heatwaves sizzled around the world from the US south and the north of Africa to China and Antarctica

The Guardian - US

Antarctic sea ice reached 'record-smashing low' last month

The extent of sea ice in Antarctica has shrunk compared with the long-term average for this time of year between 1981 and 2010 by an area four times the size of Texas.

LiveScience

First ever view of the Milky Way seen through the lens of neutrino particles

Data collected by an observatory in Antarctica has produced our first view of the Milky Way galaxy through the lens of neutrino particles. It’s the first time we have seen our galaxy “painted” with a particle, rather than in different wavelengths of light.

The Conversation

Liquid Water Flowed On Mars, Boosting Hope For Finding Evidence Of Life

Scientists discover gullies carved by thawing ice, resembling those in Antarctica

Zenger

With neutrinos, scientists observe our galaxy in a whole new way

scientists have detected high-energy neutrinos in pristine ice deep below Antarctica’s surface, then traced their source back to locations in the Milky Way to produce an image of the galaxy made from the subatomic particles

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IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica spots first high-energy neutrinos emitted in our own Milky Way galaxy

The South Pole IceCube Neutrino Observatory – the biggest and strangest telescope in the world – has detected the first neutrino emissions from within the Milky Way, an achievement that will shape how astronomers view our galaxy.

Inverse

Astronomers Just Detected An Important High-Energy Particle In the Milky Way for the First Time

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica discovered neutrino signatures from the Milky Way for the first time.

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Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure

I’m striding along the steep bank of a raging white-water torrent, and even though the canyon is only about the width of a highway, the river’s flow is greater than that of London’s Thames. The deafening roar and rumble of the cascading water is incredible – a humbling reminder of…

Daily Record

Balloch fitness instructor becomes one of just eight women to complete a marathon on 7 continents

Debbie Savage and pal Jan Fellows completed the Rio Marathon earlier this month to earn their Seven Continents medal - joining a very select group of less than a 1000 people globally to run marathons on every continent.

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From raising the global sea level to crushing life on the seafloor -- here's why you should care about icebergs

Late in the evening of April 14 1912, the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the north-west Atlantic. In just over two and a half hours, the Titanic sank, claiming the lives of 1,514 people.

Zenger

Antarctic Underwater Landslides May Trigger Devastating Tsunamis

Climate change could lead to catastrophic loss of life and economic havoc as waves stretch across the Southern Ocean.

Daily Mirror

Penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world - and it's all thanks to their wings

Gentoos occupy Antarctica, Argentina and the Falkland Islands. They are mostly black from head-to-tail except for a stark-white front - and distinctive bill and white eye patches

The Guardian - US

Antarctic tourism is booming – but can the continent cope?

In tourist hotspots cruise ships must at times queue to disembark passengers and fragile ecosystems may be at risk from visitors. But who gets to decide on who can come?

The Conversation

Fractured foundations: how Antarctica's 'landfast' ice is dwindling and why that's bad news

There’s more to Antarctic ice than meets the eye. Sea ice is not a uniform crust overlying the salty Southern Ocean.

The Conversation

Why is extreme 'frontier travel' booming despite the risks?

The world has watched in shock as rescue crews feverishly search for the Titan submersible vehicle, which disappeared while attempting to take tourists to view the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic.

The Independent UK

Mississippi governor under fire for leaving state as residents reeled from back-to-back tornadoes

‘If it would mean furthering himself, Tate Reeves would go to Antarctica for a campaign check,’ Democratic operative says

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