Spain took an important step in its presence in Antarctica with the construction of a state-of-the-art laboratory on the continent. The initiative was presented as an effort to promote scientific research in the territory.
The new scientific module being erected...
Spanish scientists confirm their worst fears: the avian flu virus is already circulating among the penguins in Antarctica.
The expedition led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), headed by Spanish researcher Antonio Alcamí, has confirmed that the avian flu...
A recent study revealed a surprising fact to the scientific community. Record concentrations of microplastics were found in Antarctica. There are up to 100 times more of these particles of less than 50 micrometers than previously believed.
This suggests that...
A large ice sheet in Antarctica, which according to current climate models could disappear due to climate change, managed to survive the last warm interglacial period, over 100,000 years ago.
Scientists from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic...
A team of scientists has developed **a high-resolution map** and a hierarchical classification system of the (https://noticiasambientales.com/medio-ambiente/deshielo-record-en-la-antartida-un-escenario-que-preocupa/), available in *Scientific Data*, as reported by *Europa Press*. This study offers an unprecedented view of these unique ecosystems, which represent less...
The record-breaking melting in Antarctica, recorded in 2024, is a fact. The melting of ice sheets, even in traditionally cold regions, has reached worrying levels.
One of the cases that caught the attention of scientists is that of the Amery...
Antarctic tourism has experienced a boom in recent years, and the remote continent attracts a record number of tourists. In 2024, the astonishing figure of 122,000 people who traveled to Antarctica represented a huge increase compared to the 44,000...
Although many people believe that the two polar caps of Earth, the north and the south, are basically the same, the truth is that there are many differences between the opposite poles, at all levels.
Even how climate change affects...
The "Nutec Plastic" project was launched within the framework of the **Network of Marine-Coastal Stressors Research in Latin America and the Caribbean (REMARCO)** with the aim of monitoring **microplastic pollution** in Antarctica. Initiated during the Summer Antarctic Campaign (CAV)...
Since the 1960s, it has been known that some species of fungi have a very high resistance to radiation, with some even "feeding" on it.
Some of them grow in adverse natural contexts, such as on the slopes of the...
