After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
I spent $26,000 on a 21-day expedition cruise through Antarctica and other bucket-list spots. I can't recommend it enough.
Our 21-day expedition cruise on the Seabourn Pursuit came with excursions throughout Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and ...
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Miami’s stripey pink and yellow beach parasols dwindled as our ship sailed into the sunset, and the lifeguards’ huts shrank to colourful confetti specks on the sand. A deep-water kayaker gave us a ...
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Argentina: Antarctic tribute to lost San Juan crew
They formed the number 44 on the ice as they headed into the Antarctic while performing ... The icebreaker arrived in Antarctica on Friday. Argentina has 13 permanent and transitory bases on ...
The Daily Telegraph17d
The Antarctic oil bonanza that could save Britain – but we need to get there before Argentina
Argentina, hanging relatively close to the Antarctic, became more muscular about its claim. In 1952, Argentine troops fired warning shots at a British surveying team. Twelve countries, in total ...
Neue Zürcher Zeitung20d
As China continues to expand its Antarctic presence, progress on a fifth polar research station fuels suspicion
Challenges for the Antarctic Treaty China's involvement in Antarctica is by no means new. The country set up its first research station in 1985, just two years after joining the Antarctic Treaty ...
The Washington Post21d
In Milei’s Argentina, Trump sees a road map. What does it show?
When Argentina’s inflation was at its peak — the worst in the world — prices sometimes increased so quickly that “in supermarkets, you’re checking out, and they’re going through your ...
Reuters21d
Argentina marks record trade surplus at nearly $19 bln in Milei's first year as president
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Argentina posted a record $18.9 billion trade surplus for 2024, according to official data released on Monday, that largely coincides with libertarian President ...
Sydney Morning Herald21d
The Antarctic glacier that could raise sea levels by 1.5m
Dr Sarah Thompson, a glaciologist with the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, said Denman Glacier was of interest because it contained so much water. “The Denman Glacier is one of the ...
Sydney Morning Herald22d
Australia scans the frozen continent for early signs of deadly disease
Emmerson said Australian Antarctic Division workers on the nation’s four Antarctic and sub-Antarctic bases have ramped up biosecurity precautions to ensure they don’t spread any potential ...
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Russia finds Earth’s largest mine: He would have to blow up this continent
The find has raised a political conflict, as the British Antarctic Territory is involved in disputes over Argentina and Chile’s territorial reach. Chile’s discovery of hydrocarbon resources could ...