Polar trekker delays North Pole challenge
A former Army physiotherapist has postponed the "insanely hard" challenge of becoming the first woman to travel solo and ...
Polar Preet delays for a year unsupported solo trek to North Pole
She became the first Asian woman to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole in January 2022, after travelling 700 miles ...
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How Britain’s Secret Decoy Ships Outfoxed German U-Boats During World War I
Divers recently discovered the wreck of a German submarine and the Royal Navy Q-ship that sank it in February 1917 ...
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Fisheries observation: a tough but vital job
Fishing is the only way of life in the village where he grew up, catching reef fish to feed his family before entering maritime school. After graduating, he worked his way up to become a captain ...
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The Surprising Speed of Ice Loss and Its Global Impacts
The Alarming Rate of Ice Shelf Disintegration In recent years, the rate at which ice shelves are disintegrating has caught ...
Wildfire on remote French island threatens wildlife and climate research station
Amsterdam Island – part of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean – has seen more than half its territory ...
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Lake Vostok: The 15 million-year-old lake buried miles beneath Antarctica's ice
Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...
Who is the real owner of Antarctica? These 7 countries are fighting for its control because it has…
Despite Antarctica not belonging to any state, as many as seven countries have made historical territorial claims on it.
Billionaire space tourists risk wrecking the Moon - scientists issue urgent warning
Lunar tourists and ambitious space agencies could jeopardise vital research on the Moon by ruining locations needed for ...
American B-52 heavy bombers arrive in UK as tensions heat up in Middle East: report
One expert speculated that such heavy military hardware would be needed if the US carried out a strike against Iran or its ...
Half of French island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire
For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has been engulfed in flames. Located ...
Wildfire on remote French island threatens wildlife and research station
A wildfire burning for weeks on Amsterdam Island, part of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands, has so far destroyed 55 ...