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  • August 2008

    • Seals Plunge for Climate Data

      Popular Mechanics  |  Aug 17, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      Seals Plunge for Climate Data

      (Newser) - Giant seals living in the chilly waters of Antarctica are helping researchers gather important data on climate change, reports Popular Mechanics . The elephant seals, tagged with hat-like sensors, make frequent dives deep into the Southern Ocean and surface with valuable details about water temperature and salinity. The dense waters of Antarctica drive ocean circulation around the planet. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Antarctica  • scientific research  • ocean temperature  • elephant seals  • sensors

  • June 2008

    • With 16K Condoms, Antarctic Base Ready for Winter

      The Press  |  Jun 11, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      With 16K Condoms, Antarctic Base Ready for Winter

      (Newser) - The McMurdo Antarctic station got a vital shipment last month just before the southern winter descended—a year's supply of condoms. Some 16,500 condoms were delivered to the base's 125 staff. Supply flights won't resume until after the sun rises again in August, when the polar station's population begins to swell to more than 1,000, reports New Zealand's Press . More »

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      Antarctica  • birth control  • condom  • winter  • polar region

  • April 2008

    • Scientists Thaw Colossal Squid for Probe

      BBC  |  Apr 28, 08 10:56 AM CDT

      Scientists Thaw Colossal Squid for Probe

      (Newser) - New Zealand scientists have begun defrosting a colossal squid, caught last year, so they can dissect the little-known species. They aim to start by determining the sex of the 34-foot long animal, a native of Antarctica that weighs half a ton. "They're incredibly rare—this is probably one of six specimens ever brought up," one researcher told the BBC. More »

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      Antarctica  • whale  • giant squid  • squid  • dissection

  • March 2008

    • Fall Out Boy Misses Historic Gig

      NME  |  Mar 27, 08 6:04 PM CDT

      Fall Out Boy Misses Historic Gig

      (Newser) - MTV faves Fall Out Boy won’t be taking its place alongside champion hand-walkers and fingernail-growers in the Guinness Book of World Records, NME reports: Nasty weather has kept the band from traveling to Antarctica, where it was to become the first group to have played on all seven continents. Said bassist Pete Wentz, “It’s an utter f---ing disappointment." More »

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      music  • weather  • Antarctica  • Pete Wentz  • Guinness Book of World Records  • Fall Out Boy

    • Antarctic Ice Chunk Collapses

      Associated Press  |  Mar 25, 08 5:40 PM CDT

      Antarctic Ice Chunk Collapses

      (Newser) - A mammoth chunk of ice has collapsed in Antarctica, leaving an ice shelf the size of Connecticut "hanging by a thread" and providing more evidence of global warming, scientists say. The sudden collapse of the 160-square-mile piece of ice threatens the Wilkins ice shelf, which has been in place for up to 1,500 years, the AP reports. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • environment  • collapse  • Antarctica  • ice shelf

    • Nations Mull Secret Whaling Compromise

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 9, 08 4:02 PM CDT

      Nations Mull Secret Whaling Compromise

      (Newser) - Representatives from more than 70 governments gathered last week at a secret meeting in London to hash out a compromise that would allow Japan to resume commercial whaling for the first time in more than 20 years. Pro- and anti-whaling nations discussed plans to lift the worldwide ban on whaling, but not without raising the ire of environmentalists, the Independent says. More »

    • Activists Hurl 'Acid' at Whalers

      Reuters  |  Mar 3, 08 8:46 AM CST

      Activists Hurl 'Acid' at Whalers

      (Newser) - In the latest clash between Japanese whalers and activists in Antarctic waters, members of a militant anti-whaling group threw bottles of a slick, foul-smelling rancid butter concoction onto the whaling fleet's flagship. Japanese officials said three sailors were injured when butyric acid, found in spoiled butter, splashed into their eyes, Reuters reports. "It's an unforgivable act and we protest strongly," said a Japanese government spokesman. More »

  • February 2008

    • Bizarre Antarctic Sea Life Found

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 20, 08 10:51 AM CST

      Bizarre Antarctic Sea Life Found

      (Newser) - A host of bizarre giant creatures lurk in the little-known waters of Antarctica, the Daily Telegraph reports. Thousands of specimens have been gathered by a mission to study Antarctic marine life before it is wiped out—including giant sea spiders the size of dinner plates, huge sea worms, and mammoth jellyfish. "I was staggered by the size of things," said an expedition leader. More »

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      global warming  • science  • Antarctica  • ocean  • marine life

    • Warming Dooms King Penguins

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 12, 08 4:31 AM CST

      Warming Dooms King Penguins

      (Newser) - Global warming could drive king penguins into extinction in the next 20 years, a new study warns. Research indicates that a rise in ocean temperature of just 0.47 degrees—well below the forecast—would reduce the animals' critical supply of lantern fish and krill, reports the Los Angeles Times . The 8-year study found even a minimal change in temperature drastically increased penguin mortality because of effects on their food supply. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Antarctica  • ocean temperature

    • Scientists ID Catastrophic Climate Change 'Tipping Zones'

      Independent (UK)  |  Feb 5, 08 4:34 AM CST

      Scientists ID Catastrophic Climate Change 'Tipping Zones'

      (Newser) - Scientists have identified nine danger zones where global warming could be pushed past the point of no return within years, the Independent reports. The scenarios include the melting of ice in the Arctic and Antarctic, the collapse of the Indian and West African monsoons, and the death of forests in Canada, Siberia and the Amazon. Once climate "tipping points" are reached in any of the zones, the change would likely be irreversible—and could all occur within this century, the experts warned. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Canada  • greenhouse gases  • Amazon.com  • Arctic  • Antarctica  • Siberia  • monsoon  • forests  • global weather

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • 'Christmas Punch-up' Rocks South Pole

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 27, 07 5:28 PM CST

      'Christmas Punch-up' Rocks South Pole

      (Newser) - The North Pole is usually abuzz with activity this time of year, but the South Pole was rocked by a "drunken Christmas punch-up," between two men in a remote research station at the bottom of the world. The Guardian reports both men—one with a broken jaw—were airlifted out when US Antarctic headquarters found out about the booze-fueled brawl. More »

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      research  • Christmas  • Antarctica  • fight  • scientists

  • November 2007

    • Antarctica Gets High-Def Map

      MSNBC  |  Nov 28, 07 1:21 PM CST

      Antarctica Gets High-Def Map

      (Newser) - A new high-definition, real-color interactive map of Antarctica unveiled yesterday will give a bird's-eye view of the frozen continent, MSNBC reports. But the virtual tour isn't just for pointy-headed scientists—it's also available free online to anyone. Satellite imagery was collected into a 100-billion-pixel database that is zoomable and searchable. More »

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      Antarctica  • geology  • satellite images  • maps

    • Last Survivors Land in Chile

      BBC  |  Nov 25, 07 6:04 PM CST

      Last Survivors Land in Chile

      (Newser) - A military plane flew the last 77 survivors of a sunken tour ship to Chile today, BBC reports. Some evacuees had already gone to the capital, Santagios, to return to their home countries. Others gave detailed, personal accounts of the shipwreck, revealing their fears of freezing to death and their emotional outbursts when the Explorer went under. More »

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      Chile  • Antarctica  • cruise ships  • shipwreck  • adventure

    • First Survivors Land in Chile

      BBC  |  Nov 24, 07 3:52 PM CST

      First Survivors Land in Chile

      (Newser) - An air force plane transported about half of the survivors from yesterday's Antarctic shipwreck to Chile today, BBC reports. The others—79 of the Explorer's 156 passengers—may spend a second night on a remote island due to bad weather. A Chilean air force spokesman said the survivors did "very well" on their first overnight. "Some of them have been in touch with their families via the Internet," he said. More »

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      Chile  • Antarctica  • cruise ships  • shipwreck

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