Now this is how to kick-start a marriage. Forget a bland spa hotel by a big golf course, plump instead for something with the distinct whiff of adventure about it. From an icebreaker odyssey in the Antarctic via the Falkland Islands to tracking gorillas in Rwanda, these are honeymoons with a pleasing difference. Feeling hot … Read more
A special issue of Nature has published a series of studies looking at how monitoring Antarctica from space is providing crucial insights into its response to a warming climate. Here are their key findings: Three trillion tonnes of ice has been lost from Antarctica since 1992 The Antarctic Ice Sheet lost around three trillion tonnes … Read more
Watermelon snow: Remarkable pictures show the Antarctic turning red near a former British research station due to microscopic algae that can survive in freezing temperatures ‘Watermelon snow’ is most likely caused by microscopic cold-tolerant algae called Chlamydomonas nivalis The microscopic algae survives sub-zero temperatures and as it warms releases red and green spores It creates a pink … Read more