News tagged with macquarie island

Giant iceberg spotted south of Australia

A monster iceberg nearly twice the size of Hong Kong island has been spotted drifting towards Australia in what scientists Wednesday called a once-in-a-century event.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Dec 09, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (17) | 23

While the cat's away: How removing an invasive species devastated a World Heritage island

Removing an invasive species from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, a World Heritage Site, has caused environmental devastation that will cost more than A$24 million to remedy, ecologists have revealed. Writing in the new issue ...

Biology /

Jan 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 7