Forty thousand winks: Chinstrap penguins survive on four second microsleeps
George Rabin reports on a remarkable new finding that Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica accumulate sleep in intervals lasting seconds.
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Bird flu reaches the Antarctic region
George Rabin reports on the first instance of Avian Influenza detected in the Antarctic, posing threats to vulnerable and endangered species.
Antarctic temperature record: A warning for the future?
Brazilian scientists have recorded the highest-ever Antarctic temperature. At midday on 9 February, air temperature at the Marambio research base hit 20.75ᵒC. This is the first time that a temperature exceeding 20ᵒC has been recorded anywhere within the Antarctic climate zone – the area further than 60 degrees south of the equator. Marambio is located…