News and Events as they are listed on the Homepage and News for the year
Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina will set sail for Mawson research station for the first time this week, 70 years after the ice-strengthened MV Kista Dan sailed a similar route to establish the station. Full story on AAD web site
Port Lockroy celebrates its 80th birthday. From the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust See also at BAS – Operation Tabarin overview
News from BAS A team have arrived at Rothera Research Station, ready to start testing the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica. If successful, the new drone platform could represent a major addition to British Antarctic Survey’s scientific capability on the frozen continent – offering the potential to do more science at a lower […]
From ABC News A King Penguin was sighted recently on a beach in the Coorong area of South Australia. An Antarctic research scientist says the penguin’s arrival, while exciting, may be cause for concern. Australian Antarctic Division senior research scientist Dr Barbara Wienecke said it was rare for them to end up on the mainland […]
ANARE Club President David Dodd has sent congratulations on behalf of the Council and Members of the ANARE Club to David Parer, appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), and to Dr Christine McConnell, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). David Parer’s award recognises distinguished service to wildlife cinematography, to literature […]
BAS Press Release 24 January 2024. Scientists from British Antarctic Survey have discovered four previously unknown emperor penguin breeding sites. Four unreported emperor penguin colonies discovered by satellite by Fretwell, P., is published in Antarctic Science. Of particular interest in the publication: The third newly reported site is north of the eastern side of the […]
