Antartic research stations

While the South Pole was reached for the first time (by Norwegian Roald Amundsen) only in 1911, human presence in Antarctic territories dates back well into the ... Most countries that are signatories to the ATS maintain permanent research stations in Antarctica — many of which are staffed around the year ...

Trinity church, the southernmost Orthodox church in the world, built near a Russian research station, is seen on King George Island, Antarctica on January 31, 2018. (AFP / Mathilde Bellenger) ... A young Gentoo penguin chirps amidst a colony of penguins on Ardley Island, Antarctic, on February 3, 2018.

“It took them a lot to finally land in our own research station,” said Wang, a doctoral candidate at the University of Science and Technology's school of Earth and space sciences based in Hefei, ... You know the food supply at Antarctic research stations is tight – we normally unload food once a year.”.

As temperatures outside dipped to well below freezing, and as blizzards pounded the Antarctic research station, German scientists were carefully tending to a remarkable veggie garden—one requiring no soil or natural sunlight. The success of their first harvest, which produced vibrant-looking lettuce, ...

The shipping container-size greenhouse, called EDEN ISS, was installed in February about a quarter-mile (400 meters) from the research station, which is located on ... The food-growing lab is providing welcome fresh veggies for Gropp and his other isolated colleagues during long missions in Antarctica.

It's the first result of a project begun in January, when the greenhouse arrived in Antarctica, but there promises to be more to come. In addition to ... Their produce will provide a supplement to the diets of the 10-person winter crew of Neumayer Station III, a German Antarctic research station. That crew now ...

A dad of five who embarked on an epic adventure to Antarctica has lifted the lid on what it's really like to live in -46°C temperatures. ... Halley VI Research Station sits on the Brunt Ice-Shelf and is the first and only Antarctic research station that is designed specifically to be moved inland if required.

Uploaded by the Australian Antarctic Division, the video he found is described thus: “Curious Emperors have been captured on film at the Auster Rookery near Australia's Mawson research station by expeditioner by Eddie Gault”. Two inquisitive emperor penguins stumbled upon the camera and looked into ...

The British Antarctic Survey has recently been advertising for new recruits to join their Rothera Research Station, located on the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Scientific diving plays a crucial role in their world-leading environmental research – but what does diving in Antarctica actually involve? The BAS team took some time ...

However, others offered a more simple and realistic explanation, claiming that it could come from a vehicle from a scientist, as there are 75 research stations dotted around Antarctica. Siggy Dee “There are some scientists that stay in Antarctica for a few months, and they use snow mobiles to get around.” ...

Australians working in Antarctica have held the southern-most Anzac Day dawn service, at temperatures of -15 degrees Celsius. A team of 26 expeditioners who are spending the winter at the Casey research station gathered at the station's flag-pole just before dawn. They lowered the Australian flag to ...

Data collected by the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute from all 13 research stations spread across Antarctica show 10 of the stations demonstrate no warming trend, with some showing a slight temperature decline. Only three of the stations, all on the Antarctic Peninsula, show a slight warming trend.

In 2014, Australian researcher Shaun T. Brooks used remote sensing to measure the ecological damage caused by research stations. He studied several ... Scientists must adhere to the Antarctic Treaty, which dictates that as no nation owns Antarctica, everyone is a guest and must behave accordingly.

One of the birds waddles up the camera, knocks it over and has a gander down the barrel with its companion joining moments after. Emperor penguins are native to Antarctica and are the largest of the species. They are the only creatures to breed during the harsh Antarctic winter, where the temperature ...

Two curious penguins starred in their own selfie video when they found a camera left on the ice in Antarctica. A member of the Australian Antarctic Program team, Eddie Gault, left a camera at the Auster Rookery -- a penguin breeding ground -- near Australia's Mawson research station on Antarctica, ...