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Polar explorer John Rymill's country-town upbringing prepared him to lead an Antarctic expedition

Inspired by the Antarctic heroes of Shackleton, Mawson and Scott, John Rymill set out to lead his own expedition. His "breakthrough" came when he learned from East Greenlanders how to survive in polar conditions, before he headed south.

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Antarctic sea creatures 'trapped under ice' for 50 years found after huge iceberg split

A colossal iceberg, which is bigger than Greater London, split from the main Antarctic Ice Sheet, allowing researchers a 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity to discover a trapped species

Daily Mirror

Silversea christens expedition ship in Antarctic channel

Silversea’s naming ceremony for its newest expedition ship, the 200-guest Silver Endeavour, took place in November in a highly unusual setting – the Lemaire Channel in the heart of Antarctica.

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Terror in the Antarctic: graphic novels revisit the horror of the ‘worst journey in the world’

A century on from the publication of Cherry Apsley-Garrard’s classic book about Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition, a new graphic novel version revisits his terrible tale

The Guardian - UK

Sailors dig out world’s most remote post office in Antarctic

The isolated base was hit by heavy snowfall.

The Independent UK

American tourist killed as massive wave strikes cruise ship in Argentina

The 62-year-old victim was on a cruise ship bound for the Antarctic

The Independent UK

Woman, 62, dies after massive wave strikes cruise ship

The victim was reportedly hit by broken glass as the wave smashed cabin windows during a storm in the Antarctic

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Antarctica is changing, and wildlife and weeds could be on the way

Between now and the end of the century, thousands of square kilometres of permanently ice-free habitat is going to spread out across Antarctica, unlocking new habitats for natives and pests.

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Australian Antarctic Division boss says 'self-reinforcing culture' limited internal authority to make change

Kim Ellis tells parliament he did not have internal authority to make cultural change until a damning report revealed allegations of sexual harassment at remote research stations.

ABC News

Scientists discover new kind of seaweed 100m below surface in Antarctica

The research is said to be important for furthering our knowledge of the continent.

The Independent UK

Fill-in Antarctic supply ship breaks down

A supply ship chartered by the Australian Antarctic Division to replace out-of-action icebreaker RSV Nuyina has broken down and been forced to return to port.

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Antarctic resupply ship to replace broken Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina also breaks and returns to port

An Antarctic expedition ship chartered to replace Australia's broken icebreaker limps back to Hobart due to mechanical problems.

ABC News

BOM and the CSIRO State of the Climate 2022 report shows warming trends continue

Australia continues to warm, extreme heat days continue to become more frequent, fire weather continues to ramp up and sea levels continue to rise.

ABC News

Scientists stunned and say something huge could be living under the ice in Antarctica

Stunned scientists have discovered that there may be a large life force spanning millions of square km lurking under Antarctica's icy surface, despite the continent's unwelcoming climate

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Scientists discover something 5million square km wide may be living beneath Antarctica

Scientists have said that this new research is important as it "introduces important new questions about the food webs that might lie under the ice in Antarctica"

Daily Record

Groundbreaking research suggests 'something huge' could be living beneath Antarctica

Research carried out by Brown University and the University of Auckland suggests there could be an enormous mass of algae living permanently under the surface of the continent.

Inverse

Scientists suspect microscopic life may be blooming under Antarctic sea ice

Researchers discover evidence that suggests large-scale phytoplankton blooms could exist under sea ice in Antarctica — a surprising revelation.

The Independent UK

UK polar research ship to make 2nd voyage to Antarctica

Britain’s polar research ship is preparing for its second voyage to Antarctica to investigate sea level rises and threats to marine biodiversity

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World's biggest Iceberg twice the size of London drifting towards equator

Antarctic iceberg A-76A - which is about twice the size of London - is floating off towards the warmer seas of the equator although it hasn't changed in size in the last 16 months

Inverse

Antarctic ice catches neutrinos from a distant black hole

The IceCube observatory detected 80 of the elusive particles from the heart of spiral galaxy NGC 1068, also called the Squid Galaxy.

The Guardian - AU

Antarctica’s biggest Covid outbreak yet puts US station McMurdo on pause

10% of personnel infected with authorities stopping inward travel just as peak research season begins

The Guardian - AU

Italian ultra-cyclist aims to complete first coast-to-coast crossing of Antarctica by bike

Climate activist Omar Di Felice hopes to complete the 2,000km trek – made possible by advent of ‘fatbikes’ – in 60 days

The Guardian - UK

In brief: The Book of the Most Precious Substance; Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects; These Precious Days – review

An absorbing occult thriller from Sara Gran; fascinating snapshots of South Pole exploration; and searching essays from Ann Patchett

Daily Mirror

The story of Antarctica told through 100 unusual items from bust of Lenin to pony shoe

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the first crossing into the Antarctic Circle, the icy land is explored in a new book called Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects which begins with James Cook’s 1773 crossing

The Conversation

An Antarctic neutrino telescope has detected a signal from the heart of a nearby active galaxy

An enormous neutrino observatory buried deep in the Antarctic ice has discovered only the second extra-galactic source of the elusive particles ever found.

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