Stunning Antarctica: The Seventh Continent
ARLO HEMPHILL for I AM WILDERNESS | 6 February 2014
This short film will blow your mind. It is Antarctica at its best - white, boundless and full of rugged...
New sea anemone species discovered in Antarctica
During a routine test of an underwater robot, NSF scientists from University of Nebraska-Lincoln made a startling discovery...an entirely new species of sea anemone living inside the ice. Credit:...
U.S. students to experience Antarctic science
Pilot program to let U.S. high-school students experience Antarctic science at a Chilean station
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | 13 January 2014
Joint Antarctic School Expedition is a cooperative venture between NSF...
The world’s 10 best places to see penguins
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ARLO HEMPHILL on YAHOO TRAVEL | 26 November 2013 Naturally dressed for any black-tie affair, penguins unfortunately get few party offers, probably on...
Antarctic volcano discovered smoldering under ice
Volcano discovered smoldering under a kilometer of ice in West Antarctica
DIANA LUTZ of WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS | 17 November 2013
Its heat may increase the rate of ice...
Nations to designate Antarctic marine protected areas?
A meeting of 24 nations and the European Union in mid-July will decide the fate of two proposed ocean reserves in Antarctica.
JANE J LEE on NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 2...
Antarctic Reserves Could More Than Double World’s Protected Oceans
In July 2013 CCAMLR will hold a Special Meeting in Bremerhaven, Germany, dedicated to further discussions on marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean. This meeting will be...
Marine reserves around Antarctica
10 reasons to create marine reserves around Antarctica
ELYSSA ROSEN on THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS | 26 June 2013
In July, two dozen countries and the European Union will determine whether...
Fossils reveal Antarctic ecosystem
Fossils provide insight into origin of unique Antarctic ecosystem
GOETHE UNIVERSITY FRANKFURT | 18 April 2013
Sea-ice ecosystem possibly triggered evolution of baleen whales and penguins
FRANKFURT/MAIN, Germany - The circum-Antarctic Southern...
Antarctic ice melting on the rise
Antarctic ice melting 10 times faster than 600 years ago
By SARAH CLARKE on ABC NEWS | 14 April 2013
A report has found that the Antarctic summer ice melt is now...
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