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A giant iceberg twice the size of London is under threat of disappearing

Picture a frozen colossus drifting silently through icy waters, big enough to blanket London twice over. That's iceberg A23a. As per the European Space Agency (ESA), it’s one of the world's largest, now stranded near South Georgia, a stunning sub-Antarctic island famed for its penguins, seals, and jagged peaks. Grounded…

The Times of India

Scientists to drill into Antarctica’s fragile ‘Doomsday Glacier’ that poses threat to world’s oceans

Researchers have never drilled into the Thwaites glacier before

The Independent UK

Special delivery: how a Royal Mail postbox ended up in Antarctica

A letter to the king has added a royal flourish to life at Rothera Research Station, where mail remains a vital link to the world

The Guardian - UK

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King’s special post box delivery for scientists in the Antarctic

The Royal Household teamed up with Royal Mail to send a red post box bearing the King’s cypher to a remote British research station.

Evening Standard

Remains of British man who died in Antarctica found in melting glacier 66 years later

Bone fragments were transported to the Falkland Islands aboard the BAS Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough

The Independent UK

Remains of British researcher who died in Antarctica found 66 years later

Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell, 25, died after falling down a crevasse on a glacier at Admiralty Bay on King George Island on July 26 1959.

Evening Standard

A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall runs aground near British island

The nearly one-trillion-tonne block of ice, known as A23a, has grounded on the continental shelf off South Georgia island

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Iceberg twice the size of Greater London runs aground near South Georgia

The British Antarctic Survey says nutrients from the grounding and melting of the megaberg known as ‘A23a’ may boost food for penguins and seals.

Evening Standard

“This job is unlike anything I’ve ever done before" – take remote working to a whole new level in one of the most beautiful places on earth

British Antarctic Survey is looking for people to work at its research stations in Antarctica in a range of roles

Advnture

The 300 Brits spending a white Christmas where the sun never sets

It’s business as usual for many

The Independent UK

New emperor penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica after guano spotted from space

Emperor penguins are the largest but least prevalent Antarctic penguin species, with scientists estimating a total population of about 600,000

The Guardian - AU

Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’

Study after study showed the breakdown of climate systems taking place much earlier than foreseen, with potentially catastrophic results

The Guardian - AU

New emperor penguin colony in Antarctica discovered from space

The British Antarctic Survey said this new colony brings the number of emperor penguin breeding sites around the coastline of Antarctica to 66

Wales Online

Scientists discover emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite images

Colony of about 500 birds seen in remote region where they face existential threat due to global heating

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Daily Mirror

Man who lives on one of world's most remote islands gets food delivered by boat

There are no official residents on South Georgia where James Sinclair, 27, lives for six-month stints in which he runs the post office, officiates weddings and monitors the fishing waters

The Independent UK

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

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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How glaciers melted 20,000 years ago may offer clues about climate change's effects

New research out of the British Antarctic Survey found thousands of underground channels left by ice age glacial melt. The findings could improve the accuracy of modern-day models of sea level rise.

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The Conversation

Women in Antarctica face assault and harassment – and a legacy of exclusion and mistreatment

A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community” – and that efforts “dedicated to prevention [are] nearly absent” – drew attention around the world. But as a historian of Antarctic science, I did…

The Guardian - UK

North Yorkshire puts seaweed at the heart of its carbon-negative ambitions

Seagrown, the UK’s largest seaweed farm, is one of the projects driving the region’s plan to tackle the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Yes, Britain had a heatwave in 1976. No, it was nothing like the crisis we’re in now

As a climate scientist, I’m tired of hearing about that summer. The extreme heat we’re experiencing globally has no precedent, says Ella Gilbert of the British Antarctic Survey

The Independent UK

British same-sex couple make history with Antarctica wedding

Eric Bourne said his marriage to Stephen Carpenter resulted in ‘the best day’ of his life.

Daily Record

Crew of RSS David Attenborough become first same sex couple to wed in Antarctica

Stewards Eric Bourne and Stephen Carpenter were married by the captain of the research vessel in the British Antarctic Territory

Manchester Evening News

Same-sex couple make history after tying the knot in the Antarctic

They were married on the RRS Sir David Attenborough in British Antarctic Territory

Wales Online

Same-sex couple ‘proud to be part of history’ after tying the knot in Antarctic

Stewards Eric Bourne and Stephen Carpenter married in the British Antarctic Territory

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