Antarctica is a mysterious continent, we have barely scratched its icy surface in terms of exploration and within this frozen realm, there are unimagined resources that remain untapped. The continent lies without state, nations ...
Environment
Dec 28, 2021
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(Phys.org) -- An American team of researchers has concluded that a period of rapid-succession small earthquakes in Antarctica over a several month span back in 2002-2003 was likely due to a glacier passing over some rough ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- The thinning of a gigantic glacier in Antarctica is accelerating, scientists warned today.
Earth Sciences
Aug 14, 2009
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The giant orange icebreaker Aurora Australis left Australia for the final time on Saturday after more than 150 trips to Antarctica. Next stop: a shipyard in Dubai, where it will be refurbished and either leased or sold.
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2020
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For the first time scientists have begun mapping one of the "last frontiers" of Antarctica.
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2013
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Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, scientists, policymakers, and the public have wondered whether we might someday see a similarly extreme depletion of ozone over the Arctic.
Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2014
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GeoMAP Antarctica, an open-access and comprehensive geological mapping database of Antarctica, was released May 18 in the journal Scientific Data. Understanding Antarctica's geosphere is, and has been, critical for understanding ...
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2023
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Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole in December of 1911. More than 100 years later, an international team of scientists led by Joe McConnell of Nevada's Desert Research Institute ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2014
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The inclusion of Māori and other Indigenous philosophies in the conservation management of Antarctica is the theme of an article co-written by Māori philosopher Associate Professor Krushil Watene.
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2021
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In 2011, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 140 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 72 arthropods, 31 sea slugs, 13 fishes, 11 plants, nine sponges, three corals, and one reptile. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2011
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