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NEWS ABOUT: Antarctica

Antarctica stories: 46 news summaries

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Britain to Claim Antarctic Seabed

Bid follows this summer's Arctic territory scramble

Oct 17, 07 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain will submit a claim to the UN for 386,000 square miles of Antarctica, its foreign office said today, joining the international race to grab a piece of the mineral- and oil-rich territory as global warming makes it more accessible. The move violates a 1959 treaty, which Britain signed,... More »

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climate change • oil • gas • United Kingdom • Antarctica • sovereignty • natural resources • mineral resources • Britain • natural gas • poles

Arctic Melt Nears 'Tipping Point'

Bigger, dark sea will melt what's left faster, scientists fear

Sep 30, 07 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arctic ice has shrunk so significantly this past summer that scientists fear the region is at a dangerous "tipping point" that could trigger accelerated melting and dangerous consequences for weather patterns and environments. Ice shrank 20% below 2005’s record low. Scientists theorize that the darker sea holds more... More »

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climate change • global warming • Arctic • Antarctica • ice melt

Frozen DNA
Survives After
8 Million Years

Microorganisms from Antarctica look
like Martian data

Aug 7, 07 9:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have nixed the notion that glaciers are lifeless blocks of ice by thawing chunks containing Antarctic organisms and watching them successfully divide on their own, the Los Angeles Times reports. The study suggests that these microorganisms, ranging from 100,000 to 8 million years old, could yield DNA and... More »

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evolution • global warming • Mars • DNA • bacteria • Antarctica • glacier • microorganisms • life • gene Popsicle

(Newser) - You've probably been wondering about the Live Earth Concert performance that is coming from Antarctica.  How many bands?   Can I get a front row seat?  The answers are: one band, called Nunatak, consisting of 5 British scientists stationed at Rothera and all 17 seats are sold out. ... More »

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Britney Spears • United Kingdom • Nunatak • Antarctica • Rothera • David Hasselhoff

Rio Reverses Live Earth Ban

Environmental show will go ahead as planned

Jul 6, 07 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Rio incarnation of Live Earth, the ecofriendly concert extravaganza scheduled for tomorrow on all seven continents, is back on. Security concerns led a judge to put the kibosh on the event, which is expected to draw up to a million would-be environmentalists to Copacabana beach, but organizers have lined... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • Washington • live earth • Rio de Janeiro • National Mall • Antarctica

Climate Change Accelerates

Global warming impedes oceans' carbon absorption, leading to ... global warming

May 18, 07 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oceans that absorb a quarter of all the carbon belched into the atmosphere every day are losing their capacity to do so, accelerating global warming by as much as 30%. New research, which focuses on the compromised ability of Antarctica's Southern Ocean to soak up carbon emissions, suggests that climate... More »

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climate change • environment • global warming • Antarctica • carbon • carbon sinks • carbon emissions

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