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On Tuesday 21 June researchers and operational staff at BAS’ King Edward Point, Bird Island and Rothera Research Station took part in a decades old tradition to mark the Antarctic Winter Solstice.

Antarctic cruises are ideal for intrepid explorers wanting to discover the white wilderness of the South Pole. A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern ...

“Existing Antarctic research all focused on summertime warming,” said Levy. “No one thought we needed to look during the winter. The average temperature is -30 Celsius, after all.” The class analyzed ...

Emperor Penguins are specifically adapted to the harsh conditions of the Antarctic environment. As the only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, they are uniquely equipped to ...

The results indicate that Antarctic sea ice has shifted from a growth trend of 1.7% per year in the previous decade to a melting trend in almost all regions, except the Amundsen Sea. The decline is ...

These iconic birds are remarkable not only for their size but also for their incredible breeding behavior. During the brutal Antarctic winter, when temperatures drop to as low as -58°F (-50°C), ...

Every Tuesday welcomes a new weekly reset in Destiny 2, seeing the game’s featured content rotate, including the active Nightfall, Eververse Store offerings, and more. Not keeping track of the ...

The temperature is around minus 5°C, which could drop to minus 40°C during Antarctic winter,” Ms. Cubelio, a scientist at the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Kochi ...

Ben Galton-Fenzi is employed by the Australian Antarctic DIvision. Bishakhdatta Gayen is employed by the University of Melbourne. He receives funding from the Australian Research Council.

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas of Antarctica, after 16 years of research.

Residents at the Antarctic research station must face icy temperatures down to -49°C in winter, as well as complete darkness for several months. Eloise Saville, a carpenter at the Halley VI ...