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An international expedition on the Desertas Islands compares protected and fishing zones, measures rock temperatures and collects DNA samples from the water. Against the backdrop of the Selvagens reserve — the largest in the North Atlantic — and the growth of the monk seal colony from 8 to 31 individuals.
Otabek YusupovAn expedition testing the hypothesis that the 'Taraia object' on Nikumaroro island (Kiribati) is wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane, who disappeared in 1937, concluded that it is most likely a cluster of large trees washed up on a sandbar. Purdue University noted that by the time the team arrived, most of the object had collapsed and been washed away. The mystery of the aviator's disappearance remains unsolved.
Madina UsmonovaPolar explorer Ramón Larramendi will lead the Trineo de Viento Antártida 2026-2027 expedition: about 3,400 km across the Antarctic interior in roughly 80 days using kites and solar energy. The campaign will carry out 16 scientific projects, and the four-person crew itself will become a subject of isolation research for future space missions.
Madina Usmonova
