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The first Envisat check-up on the Earth
A major new health check on the Earth got under way on 1 March, when the European Space Agency's Envisat satellite was launched by an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. It is the largest and most sophisticated Earth observation satellite ever built. Following the launch and deployment of the solar panel and antennas, the... view more... (2002-03-28)
Antarctic Ice Core milestone - 2002 m reached as year 2002 arrives
In the first weeks of the New Year a team of European scientists drilled successfully through 2002 metres of ice at Dome Concordia, high on East Antarctica`s plateau - one of the most hostile places on the planet. A specially created laboratory on the ice enabled scientists to analyse, for the first time, past climate shifts within hours of each 3... view more... (2002-01-15)
'Magma P.I.' unearths clues to how crust was sculpted
About a decade ago, Johns Hopkins University geologist Bruce Marsh challenged the century-old concept that the Earth's outer layer formed when crystal-free molten rock called magma oozed to the surface from giant subterranean chambers hidden beneath volcanoes. view more (2007-12-04)
Scientists probe Antarctic glaciers for clues to past and future sea level
Scientists from the U.S., U.K. and Australia have teamed up to explore two of the last uncharted regions of Earth, the Aurora and Wilkes Subglacial Basins, immense ice-buried lowlands in Antarctica with a combined area the size of Mexico. view more (2008-10-28)
Leading Eclipse Scientist puts finishing touches to his next expedition
Professor John Parkinson, Britain's leading eclipse expert sets off for South Africa in a few days time to observe the total eclipse of the sun on 4 December. He will be heading for a remote bush camp at Sirheni in the northern part of the Kruger National Park. A total eclipse offers a rare opportunity to learn more about astronomy, science and... view more... (2002-11-11)
Giants joust in the cold
A new giant was born recently in the coastal waters of Antarctica. A series of images captured from May through the beginning of this month by ESA`s Envisat satellite shows the subsequent duel between the new iceberg and another as it breaks free of the Ross Ice Shelf and tries to move north. Christened C-19 by the US National Ice Centre in... view more... (2002-10-22)
International team establishes unique observatory in Antarctica
A team of scientists representing six international institutions, including Texas A&M University, has succeeded in reaching the summit of Antarctica - also a monumental achievement for ground-based astronomy -- to establish a new astronomical observatory at Dome Argus on the highest point of the Antarctic Plateau. view more (2008-02-04)
BYU study: How an Antarctic worm makes antifreeze and what that has to do with climate change
Two BYU researchers who just returned from Antarctica are reporting a hardy worm that withstands its cold climate by cranking out antifreeze. And when its notoriously dry home runs out of water, it just dries itself out and goes into suspended animation until liquid water brings it back to life. view more (2009-02-10)
Researchers plumb mysteries of Antarctic Mountains
The 3,000-kilometer-long Transantarctic Mountains are a dominant feature of the Antarctic continent, yet up to now scientists have been unable to adequately explain how they formed. view more (2007-07-20)
Antarctic Ice Cores - 2002 metres deep as the year 2002 arrives
In the first week of the New Year a team of European scientists reached successfully the depth of 2002 metres of ice at the site of Dome Concordia high on East Antarctica's plateau - one of the most hostile places on the planet. The team, working on a seven-year Antarctic ice core programme to discover the history of the Earth's climate and... view more... (2002-01-15)
Texas researchers and educators head for Antarctica
It's been more than 100 years since anyone has journeyed to this section of Antarctica's Amundsen Sea, but that is about to change. view more (2007-08-16)
Sinking Greenhouse Gases into the Ocean
"Polarstern" begins new iron fertilization experiment On January 21, 2004, the "Polarstern", research vessel of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute of Polar and Marine Research, will leave Cape Town for the third stage of the 21st expedition to Antarctica. Forty-nine scientists from nine countries will be aboard to investigate the effects of... view more... (2004-01-21)
Possible dinosaur burrows clues to survival strategies
Internationally renowned palaeontologist and Monash University Honorary Research Associate, Dr Anthony Martin has found evidence of a dinosaur burrow along the coast of Victoria, which helps to explain how dinosaurs protected themselves from climate extremes during the Cretaceous period - the final era for dinosaurs before their extinction. view more (2009-07-16)
IU sends innovative technology to Antarctica to speed polar research
Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to IU's Polar Grid Project. view more (2008-09-23)
Tentacles of venom: new study reveals all octopuses are venomous
Once thought to be only the realm of the blue-ringed octopus, researchers have now shown that all octopuses and cuttlefish, and some squid are venomous. The work indicates that they all share a common, ancient venomous ancestor and highlights new avenues for drug discovery. view more (2009-04-15)
Satellites confirm half-century of West Antarctic warming
The Antarctic Peninsula juts into the Southern Ocean, reaching farther north than any other part of the continent. The southernmost reach of global warming was believed to be limited to this narrow strip of land, while the rest of the continent was presumed to be cooling or stable. view more (2009-01-23)
Peering under the ice of a collapsing polar coast
Starting this month, a giant NASA DC-8 aircraft loaded with geophysical instruments and scientists will buzz at low level over the coasts of West Antarctica, where ice sheets are collapsing at a pace far beyond what scientists expected a few years ago. view more (2009-10-08)
University of Toronto study shows climate change will lead to less ultraviolet radiation over northern high latitudes
Physicists at the University of Toronto have discovered that changes in the Earth's ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in northern high latitude regions such as Siberia, Scandinavia and northern Canada. view more (2009-09-16)
£37,000 Dream takes University of Warwick Researcher from the Boiling Heat of the Sun to the Cold of the Antarctic
A University of Warwick astrophysicist is to be extracted from her work studying extreme events involving the sun to join a scientific expedition to the extreme cold of the Antarctic. The NESTA "Dream Time Fellowship" award of £37,875 will let Professor Sandra Chapman, travel to the Southern ends of the earth to work with scientists based... view more... (2002-11-08)
Algae and pollen grains provide evidence of remarkably warm period in Antarctica's history
For Sophie Warny, LSU assistant professor of geology and geophysics and curator at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, years of patience in analyzing Antarctic samples with low fossil recovery finally led to a scientific breakthrough. view more (2009-10-01)
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