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Ex-Royal Marine begins solo ski record attempt across Antarctica

On Monday Sam Cox officially started the trek which will take two and a half months to complete and cover more than 2,000km.

The Independent UK

Inside a historic trip to Antarctica, crewed by over 100 women scientists

Over 100 women scientists, including a handful of astronomers, have set sail to Antarctica.

Space

Australian animal fears as bird flu hits the Antarctic

Australia is preparing for a bird flu onslaught that could do untold harm to native species, as scientists wait to see what will happen in Antarctica.

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Scientists sail to study world's strongest current

Scientists aboard CSIRO research vessel Investigator will study the flow of warm waters through the current surrounding Antarctica.

AAP

At trial, man accused of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica denies hurting her

A man accused of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica last year is denying hurting her during a physical altercation

The Independent UK

Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students

A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Italian ultra-endurance cyclist returns to Antarctica crossing where isolation is the enemy

In his first attempt to cross Antarctica last year, Omar Di Felice was prepared for minus 38C temperatures and gale force winds — but not extreme loneliness

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Investigators will travel to Antarctica after claims of sexual assault at U.S. bases

Investigators with the National Science Foundation's watchdog office will travel to Antarctica to address years-long allegations of sexual misconduct at U.S. research bases.

WEKU

Experience: I walked 922 miles across Antarctica, solo, in 70 days

Even if the visibility is good, you can’t see much – it’s a white horizon

The Guardian - UK

Investigators are being sent to US research base on Antarctica to look into sexual violence concerns

The watchdog office overseeing the National Science Foundation is sending investigators to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station after hearing concerns about the prevalence of sexual violence at the U.S. research base

The Independent UK

Ozone hole is about average size, despite undersea volcano eruption that was expected to worsen it

With last year’s undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall

The Independent UK

The best winter adventure holidays (that aren't skiing)

From a new, end-of-the-earth opening in Iceland, to a more affordable way to step foot in Antarctica, Hayley Spencer has the most thrilling cold weather trips to book now

Evening Standard

Antarctica is melting and we all need to adapt, a trio of climate analyses show

West Antarctica is headed for decades of rapid melting no matter how quickly humans cut greenhouse gas emissions, and 2023 shattered records for missing sea ice around the continent.

WEKU

Ancient landscape cut by rivers found deep under Antarctic ice

Antarctica once had rivers, forests and life, but now is a desolate land of ice and snow. Using satellite and radar, scientists have discovered a vast ancient landscape, the size of Belgium, beneath the ice sheet. This landscape dates back at least 14 million years and may be as old…

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Bird flu hits Antarctica

Experts warn that if the virus reaches certain rare bird populations, "they are in threat of extinction"

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden urges Netanyahu to allow more ‘urgently needed’ aid to Gaza

US says now not the time for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as hostages still held. Plus, smoky ‘superfog’ in Louisiana causes 158-vehicle pileup

The Conversation

Remember the climate map from your school atlas? Here's what climate change is doing to it

You probably saw a multi-coloured climate map at least once in school. You might have pored over it, fascinated. Was Antarctica really a cold desert? And why was so much of Russia listed as tundra?

The Independent UK

Even with carbon emissions cuts, a key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse, study says

A new study says no matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a key and sizable chunk of Antarctica is essentially doomed to an unavoidable melt

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Rapid ice melt in west Antarctica now inevitable, research shows

Sea level will be driven up no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, putting coastal cities in danger

AAP

Training to smash Antarctic ultramarathon record

Donna Urquhart will attempt to beat a polar ultramarathon record and her training involves running in a freezing wind tunnel to prepare for biting conditions.

AAP

Evidence of climate change impact on ocean, Antarctica

Climate change has impacted the ecosystem and species of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, a five-year study by 200 scientists shows.

The Conversation

More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble

While the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming for decades, the annual extent of winter sea ice seemed relatively stable – compared to the Arctic. In some areas Antarctic sea ice was even increasing.

The Conversation

We landed a camera on Venus before seeing parts of our own oceans – it’s time to ramp up observations closer to home

Viewed from the Voyager 1 space probe as it passed beyond the edge of the solar system, Earth and Venus might not look too different – same diameter, similar mass and distance from the Sun.

Zenger

Antarctic Ice Shelves Pour 66.9 Trillion Tonnes Of Fresh Water Into Oceans

Melting ice shelves and global warming cause significant loss, threatening ocean circulation.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's reporting on Antarctica's burgeoning krill fishery

The waters around Antarctica are emerging as a battleground between industry and activists as advances in technology and new demand for krill as a dietary supplement drive more and more fishing of the shrimp-like crustacean

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