The first group of the 32nd National Antarctic Expedition has left for Ushuaia, Argentina. From there, together with a team of builders, it will sail to the icy continent on board the Bulgarian military research ship "Sts. Cyril and Methodius".
"The main task of the group after the de-conservation of the base, in parallel with the realization of the scientific projects, will be the construction of the new laboratory block, the foundations of which were laid during the previous expedition," expedition leader Prof. Hristo Pimpirev said.
After the New Year, another group of scientists will arrive on Livingstone Island to study climate changes. BNR music editor Marina Velikova also participates in the expedition, as she will make sound recordings on Antarctica.
On Saturday minimum temperatures will range from 5° C. to 10° C., in parts of the lowlands and valleys 1-4° C., for Sofia around 4° C. The day will be sunny but also windy. Maximum temperatures 20-25° C., for Sofia around 20° C. In the evening the..
On 7 November, Bulgarian public service TV BNT is marking 65 years since it was founded, BNT has announced. “BNT is a symbol of trust, of high-value and sustainable tendencies. It is our public mission to preserve the Bulgarian identity with a..
The numerous reports of vote manipulation, of rigging ballots, of adding votes, of vote-buying, of coercion and controlled voting which have been sweeping over the public domain following the election for parliament, call for an immediate answer by..
Today, 3 November, is International Day for Biosphere Reserves, declared by UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme. On this occasion, as of the second..
Today, Vice President Iliana Iotova is opening the exhibition “Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece” at..
In the elections on October 27 this year there were problems in both phases of the process - when the votes were submitted and when they..
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