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Two Different Poles, One Marine World
18.02.2009
Recent findings, to be published in October 2010 in the first global Census of Marine Life (CoML), have shown that, aside form species of birds and whales that migrate between the poles, at least 235 marine species can be found at both poles, raising questions as to these species evolved…
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New Record for Super Pressure Balloon
12.02.2009
NASA's new super pressure balloon, launched from McMurdo Station in Antarctica on December 28th, 2008 has set a new record for weather balloons. The balloon, carrying a basic instrumentation package, as well as the space physics programme BARREL (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses), stayed aloft for a record…
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Emergency Infrastructure in Arctic Limited
03.02.2009
A new report released today by the University of New Hampshire and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the existing infrastructure for emergencies in the Arctic is limited. The report, which includes findings from a panel of experts and decision-makers from the governments of Arctic nations, industry and…
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CO2 Trapping Theory Dealt Major Blow
30.01.2009
The theory of adding iron to the oceans to help sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide cheaply and efficiently has suffered a major blow, according to research published in this week's edition of Nature, show that the amount of carbon that can be sequestered in the deep waters of the Southern Ocean…
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Sixth Continent Initiative Fellowship Awarded to Hungarian
26.08.2008
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) -Sixth Continent Initiative fellowship 2008 award has just been granted to the Hungarian Ramón Hegedüs. The marine environment around Antarctica offers unique possibilities for studying the adaptations of visually-based animal navigation systems and foraging techniques. Currently working on a PhD in statistical and…
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SCAR to Develop a Code of Conduct
20.08.2008
SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) delegates have just adopted a resolution creating an Action Group (AG) developing a Code of Conduct for the Exploration and Research of Subglacial Aquatic Environments (SAE). Recommendation to form this group was endorsed by the three SCAR Standing Scientific Groups (Geosciences, Life sciences and…
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NASA Robots to Help Scientists Collecting Data in Polar Regions
16.07.2008
Unmanned, autonomous NASA robots resembling miniaturized snowmobiles were tested in Alaska last month. These prototypes - called SnoMotes - will help scientists gathering accurate field data in remote or dangerous areas.
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Flying Robots to Monitor the Greenland Ice Sheet
16.07.2008
Researchers from the University of Colorado and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are flying two small, crewless planes over a portion of the Greenland ice sheet this month. Their goal is to understand how meltwater-fed surface lakes interact with the ice sheet's dynamic movement and melt rate. Scientists think…
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ESA Monitors Concordia Stations Crewmembers
18.06.2008
A cooperation agreement between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the operators of Concordia station in Antarctica outlines medical research projects to be carried out on the station's crewmembers. The idea is to see how the human body withstands and adapts to the extreme environment of Antarctica, with the hope…
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ADRILL Cores to Be Analysed at Florida State University
30.04.2008
The sediment cores extracted during the ANDRILL project (Antarctic Geological Drilling) are now stored in the "cold room" at Florida State University to be studied. Through the analysis of these cores extracted from deep beneath the sea floor of Antarctica's western Ross Sea, scientists hope to gain new insight into…
