Adventurer to recreate Shackleton's Antarctic exploits
A polar explorer who famously retraced Douglas Mawson's Antarctic trek has launched an ambitious new challenge—recreating Ernest Shackleton's perilous crossing of the Southern Ocean.
A polar explorer who famously retraced Douglas Mawson's Antarctic trek has launched an ambitious new challenge—recreating Ernest Shackleton's perilous crossing of the Southern Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Dec 2, 2012
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There is little chance the potentially devastating El Nino weather phenomenon will return before the end of the year, the UN's weather agency said.
Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2012
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The world last month matched a record for the hottest September, and some scientists point to global warming as a cause.
Environment
Oct 15, 2012
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The El Nino weather phenomenon could return within days but will be relatively weak compared with past episodes, the UN's weather agency said Tuesday.
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Oceanographers from Newcastle and Liverpool have thought of a novel way to measure the ocean – weigh it.
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2012
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Kevin Speer has a "new paradigm" for describing how the world's oceans circulate—and with it he may help reshape science's understanding of the processes by which wind, water, sunlight and other factors interact and influence ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2012
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Kevin Speer has a "new paradigm" for describing how the world's oceans circulate—and with it he may help reshape science's understanding of the processes by which wind, water, sunlight and other factors interact and influence ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2012
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After 20 hours of talks into the early hours Wednesday, Europe's fisheries ministers finally struck a compromise deal to save the oceans from overfishing -- but failed to satisfy environmentalists.
Ecology
Jun 13, 2012
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Australian marine science suffers from acute skills shortages, according to one of Australia's leading marine scientists.
Environment
Jun 11, 2012
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New research by teams of Australian and US scientists has found there has been a massive reduction in the amount of Antarctic Bottom Water found off the coast of Antarctica. Comparing detailed measurements taken during the ...
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2012
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