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

Giant crabs make Antarctic leap

Tuesday, September 6th 2011, 23:26

Up to a million king crabs are discovered on the edge of Antarctica, probably carried by warm water, raising fears for the local ecosystem.
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VIDEO: Stranded penguin to return home

Monday, August 29th 2011, 8:24
related countries: New Zealand

An emperor penguin who was discovered in New Zealand thousands of miles away from Antarctica is to be returned to his native home.
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Japan tsunami battered ice shelf

Tuesday, August 9th 2011, 18:31
related countries: Japan

The tsunami caused by the Tohoku earthquake in Japan broke off large chunks of ice from part of Antarctica, a study shows.
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Ice loss quickens, raising seas

Wednesday, March 9th 2011, 12:07
related countries: Greenland

Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland has quickened in the last 20 years and will soon be the biggest driver of sea level rise, research suggests.
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Fossil forests

Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 1:34

Antarctica's dinosaur-age jungles could provide clues to the future
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The Antarctic plumber

Monday, December 27th 2010, 1:02
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: How

How do British workers in Antarctica keep going?
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UK team claims Antarctic record

Thursday, December 9th 2010, 22:03
related countries: United Kingdom

A UK expedition to Antarctica says it has established a new record - the fastest land crossing of the southern-most continent.
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Whaling hit 'fault of both sides'

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 8:25
related countries: Japan, New Zealand

A collision between a Japanese whaling vessel and a high-tech protest boat off Antarctica was the fault of both captains, New Zealand investigators rule.
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Bodies found in Antarctica crash

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 11:12
related countries: Aruba, France

Australian rescuers searching for survivors of a French helicopter crash in Antarctica confirm all four on board died in the incident.
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Google Street View reaches the Antarctic

Friday, October 1st 2010, 11:01

Google says its Street View is now on all seven of the world's continents, as the panoramic mapping service reaches Antarctica.
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Ridge clue to Antarctic ice loss

Sunday, June 20th 2010, 16:57

The discovery of an underwater ridge in Antarctica offers a clue to why ice flowing into the sea has accelerated, say researchers.
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