(EyesOnSci)CHINA-XUELONG 2-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-ANIMALS (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-XUELONG 2-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-ANIMALS (CN)

(240113) -- ABOARD XUELONG 2, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A snow petrel flies above the Amundsen Sea on Jan. 10, 2024. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2 is conducting an Antarctic expedition in the Amundsen Sea, where various animals can be spotted. (Xinhua/Zhou Yuan)

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Paul Mayer, a researcher for a deep-sea exploration mission funded by billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen, explains to media aboard the research vessel Petrel on Dec. 7, 2017, a remotely operated vehicle that was used to locate what are believed to be the wrecks of five Japanese naval ships that sunk during World War II in the southern Philippines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Robert Kraft, leader of a deep-sea exploration mission funded by billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen, shows images of what are believed to be the wrecks of five Japanese naval ships that sunk during World War II in the southern Philippines. Kraft briefed reporters aboard the research vessel Petrel docked in Surigao City on the northernmost tip of Mindanao island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Robert Kraft, leader of a deep-sea exploration mission funded by billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen, shows images of what are believed to be the wrecks of five Japanese naval ships that sunk during World War II in the southern Philippines. Kraft briefed reporters aboard the research vessel Petrel docked in Surigao City on the northernmost tip of Mindanao island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

'Snow' bird broods in Antarctic

'Snow' bird broods in Antarctic

ANTARCTIC, Antarctic - A snow petrel and an egg are seen in its nest set between rocks at a point some 25 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in the Antarctic on Dec. 19, 2009. The birds, which only inhabit the Antarctic, were busy breeding in the summertime. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

Scenes of Antarctic

Scenes of Antarctic

A snow petrel flies above the Antarctic Sea in this photo taken Dec. 19, 2016, from the deck of the Japanese icebreaker Shirase. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo