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Stormy Antarctic aiming for Goodwood celebration

Stormy Antarctic seeks reward for his admirable consistency as he contests the William Hill Celebration Mile at Goodwood. The nine-year-old has been superbly campaigned by trainer Ed Walker, winning nine of his 43 races, with nine runner-up efforts ...

26 Aug 2022 at 13:07

Sir David Attenborough research ship prepares for second voyage to Antarctica

The director of British Antarctic Survey warned that rising sea levels could hit capital cities around the world, as the RRS Sir David Attenborough prepares for its second voyage to Antarctica. The £200m polar research ship, home to around 30 crew ...

15 Nov 2022 at 14:55

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

Scientists working in the Antarctic region have discovered a type of seaweed living at depths some 100 metres below the surface. Researchers hailed the discovery of red alga Palmaria decipiens deep underwater as being “important for furthering ...

28 Nov 2022 at 12:29

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

Royal Navy sailors came to the aid of four women who have taken up jobs at an isolated Antarctic scientific base after heavy snowfall buried some of the buildings. Clare Ballantyne, Mairi Hilton, Natalie Corbett and Lucy Bruzzone beat a ...

03 Dec 2022 at 23:30

Adventurer to undertake Antarctic row months after open heart surgery

An adventurer is preparing for one of the world’s most dangerous rows in the Antarctic in honour of the “forgotten hero” of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance voyage – just months after undergoing open heart surgery. Jamie Douglas-Hamilton ...

12 Dec 2022 at 01:01

‘Four months in the middle of nowhere was absolutely paradise’

A woman who spent four months managing the world’s most remote gift shop said the experience was “absolutely paradise”. Natalie Corbett left her life and new husband behind for a spell in Port Lockroy, on Goudier Island in Antarctica,...

20 Apr 2023 at 10:18

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The Antarctic holds on for Lacken Stakes glory

The Antarctic held on bravely to give Aidan O’Brien his fifth win in the Goffs Lacken Stakes – getting his ticket stamped for Royal Ascot in the process. The son of Dark Angel has always carried a huge reputation having commanded ...

21 May 2023 at 17:41

Snow, sun, business as usual: How scientists in Antarctica spend Christmas Day

Guaranteed snow and a Christmas Day when the sun never sets would be on many people’s wishlists. And on the frozen, isolated continent of Antarctica, that is what the nearly 300 people working for the British Antarctic Survey ...

09 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Some Antarctic ice shelves grew in area over the last 20 years – study

Some ice shelves in the eastern Antarctic have grown in the last 20 years despite global warming, a study suggests. Researchers say that sea ice, pushed against the ice shelves by a change in regional wind patterns, may have ...

12 May 2022 at 14:25

Bird flu found in Antarctic seals

Bird flu has been found in elephant and fur seals near Antarctica in what are the region’s first cases of infected mammals. The UK’s Animal Plant Health Agency (Apha) said it has been testing for the H5N1 virus on the ...

11 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Research expedition aims to understand global effects of Greenland’s melting ice

A team of researchers is launching a scientific expedition to Greenland to advance understanding of how the region’s rapidly decaying ice sheet may affect global climate systems, including UK weather systems. The ...

15 Jul 2024 at 18:21

Scotland

Floorboards rescued from skip outside Shackleton’s home made into unique violin

The floorboards Sir Ernest Shackleton once trod upon have been made into a violin in honour of the great explorer. The centenary of Shackleton’s death on Wednesday January 5 has been marked by Edinburgh-based ...

04 Jan 2022 at 15:55

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