antarctica

Antarctica Temperature Exceeds 20C for First Time

Image source: NASA The temperature in Antarctica has exceeded 20C for the first time. Researchers logged a temperature of 20.75C…

5 years ago

Patriarch Kirill Walking with Penguins in Antarctica

After meeting Pope Francis in Cuba, the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, flew to Antarctica to walk with…

9 years ago

CryoSat: Antarctic ice losses double

According to a new assessment from ESA's CryoSat spacecraft, Antarctica is now losing 159 billion tonnes of ice a year…

11 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy and Xue Long escape from Antarctic ice trap

The Akademik Shokalskiy and Chinese icebreaker Xue Long have broken free from Antarctic ice where they had been stranded for…

11 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy rescue ship Xue Long stuck in ice

Chinese ice-breaker Xue Long that helped rescue passengers stranded on the Akademik Shokalskiy vessel in Antarctica is now stuck itself.…

11 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy passengers evacuated by helicopter

Passengers from the ice-bound research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy are to be rescued in Antarctica. A helicopter from a Chinese ship…

11 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy: Rescue efforts thwarted by fierce weather

Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy stranded in East Antarctica since Christmas Day remained stuck as the latest rescue efforts were thwarted…

11 years ago

Akademik Shokalskiy: New bid to rescue scientific mission ship trapped in Antarctic ice

An Australian vessel is en route to East Antarctica in a renewed bid to free Akademik Shokalskiy scientific mission ship…

11 years ago

Coldest place on Earth identified in Antarctica

The coldest place on Earth has been identified in the heart of Antarctica. The lowest temperature was recorded on August…

11 years ago

Palm trees once grew in Antarctica

Scientists drilling deep into the edge of modern Antarctica have pulled up proof that palm trees once grew there. Analyses…

12 years ago

Felicity Aston becomes the first woman to cross Antarctica solo

Explorer Felicity Aston from UK has reached Antarctica's Hercules Inlet, becoming the first woman to cross the continent alone. Felicity…

13 years ago