News: Antarctica

We have started to collect the most important news related to Antarctica in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Antarctica – overview

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• December 25th 2020 – February 12th 2020
• January 24th 2020 – March 27th 2019
• December 29th 2018 – January 20th 2017
• January 16th 2017 – March 30th 2016
• February 26th 2016 – March 26th 2015
• January 12th 2015 – January 2nd 2014
• December 31st 2013 – April 9th 2013
• March 15th 2013 – December 12th 2012
• December 12th 2012 – April 6th 2012
• March 6th 2012 – November 2nd 2011
• September 6th 2011 – June 20th 2010
• January 2nd 2010 – January 20th 2008
• January 14th 2008 – December 7th 2005

Antarctica: news

Australian expeditioner evacuated from Antarctica in five-day mission

Friday, December 25th 2020, 14:13
related countries: Aruba, Australia, United States

Australia, China and the US work together to medically evacuate the expeditioner.
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Thwaites: 'Doomsday Glacier' vulnerability seen in new maps

Tuesday, September 8th 2020, 23:06

Sea and airborne surveys show how Antarctica's mighty Thwaites ice stream can be melted from below.
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Coronavirus severely restricts Antarctic science

Friday, August 7th 2020, 22:53

Keeping Covid out of Antarctica means little research will be done on the continent in 2020-2021.
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Mystery egg likely belonged to giant sea reptile, scientists say

Wednesday, June 17th 2020, 17:16

The football-like fossil has puzzled scientists since it was found in Antarctica almost a decade ago.
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Coronavirus: New Zealand cuts research in Antarctica to keep it virus free

Tuesday, June 9th 2020, 5:16
related countries: New Zealand

Antarctica is the only continent without any reported virus cases so far.
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How to find a meteorite in Antarctica

Friday, May 22nd 2020, 23:11

Justin Rowlatt joins a team of scientists looking for small space rocks in Antarctica.
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Coronavirus and Antarctica: 'Isolated within isolation'

Wednesday, May 13th 2020, 23:24

Why the people on the only continent without a recorded case of coronavirus are in lockdown.
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A place that makes you ask the questions that really matter

Monday, March 30th 2020, 0:20

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt found a visit to Antarctica made him emotional, and ultimately hopeful.
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Greenland and Antarctica ice loss accelerating

Thursday, March 12th 2020, 4:34

The Earth's great ice sheets are losing mass six times faster today than they were in the 1990s.
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Antarctic sea creatures 'stressed to the max'

Wednesday, March 4th 2020, 0:01

Justin Rowlatt reports from Antarctica's Ross Sea, where rising temperatures could affect marine life.
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Crossing Antarctica solo: A lonely journey across the ice

Wednesday, February 12th 2020, 0:19

How Børge Ousland became the first person to cross Antarctica solo
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