Antarctic Blog Posts

3> The Ice Clad Continent Antarctica, covered with a layer of rock hard ice, between one to three miles in thickness, is in more ways than one, the last unconquered frontier on this planet for the human race. A continent that is 1.3 times the size of...

Today, you got the great headlines about Kate Upton upon Antarctic fire for SI: ‘My physique was shutting down’ – Today.com (blog). We goal you can suffer it. The indication chats about alighting her second Sports Illustrated swimsu...

Today, you got the great headlines about Kate Upton says physique close down after Antarctic swim suit fire – Reuters. We goal you can suffer it. Tue February 12, 2013 8:42pm EST (Reuters) – Swimsuit indication Kate Upton pronounced upon...

At first glance these beautiful images from the Antarctic appear to show 50-ft tall waves that have been instantly frozen as they break. Awesome Antarctic Monolith - Photo: Tony Travouillon/Exclusivepix Some people have posted the...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study by NASA and the British Antarctic Survey tries to explain the increase of ice cover in the Antarctic that is seemingly contrary to the effects of climate change that have been wit...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study by NASA and the British Antarctic Survey tries to explain the increase of ice cover in the Antarctic that is seemingly contrary to the effects of climate change that have been wit...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online New research, partially funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), shows that the breeding population of chinstrap penguins has significantly declined as temperatures have increased on the...

Antarctic Culture & Customs with 11-day expedition will introduce you to the magic of the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.Antarctic Continent was first discovered in 1820. The honour of who first sighted the continent is howeve...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Military technology originally designed to detect enemy submarines may seem like an odd tool in the fight to keep blue whales from becoming extinct, but that's exactly what one team of scien...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Sixty-five million years ago, the most studied mass extinction in Earth's history happened and the dinosaurs were wiped off the planet. A new study from the University of Washington, published in...

I’ve mentioned previously my love for the Sea Shepherd organisation and had the chance to check out another of their ships when the fast catamaran Brigitte Bardot docked in Williamstown (close to Melbourne city, seen in background) last week.

Most of the ice being lost from Antarctica is going as a result of warm water eating the fringes of the continent, scientists say.The researchers used a satellite laser to measure the thinning occurring on ice shelves - the floating tongues of ice th...

I should be studying hard for an exam on marine biodiversity on Tuesday and finishing a report on copepod (zooplankton) populations in the Hopkins River. But after seeing a tweet from the Blue Planet Society (@seasaver) about a newly accepted …...

I should be studying hard for an exam on marine biodiversity on Tuesday and finishing a report on copepod (zooplankton) populations in the Hopkins River. But after seeing a tweet from the Blue Planet Society (@seasaver) about a newly accepted …...

The Antarctic's Ross Sea is considered by many to be one of the most pristine marine environments to be found down under. Facing New Zealand to the north, it has had proposals for basic protection sponsored by the United States and New Zealand, but n...

The Brazilian military says two soldiers are missing and one is injured after an explosion at its research station in the Antarctic. The blast was caused by a fire in a machine room at the Comandante Ferraz base, on King George Island, near the tip...

Postgraduate Scholarship in Antarctic Studies at University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2012 Study Subject(s): Antarctic Studies Course Level: Postgraduate Scholarship Provider: Christchurch City... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...

As brine from the sea ice sinks, a ‘brinicle’ forms threatening life on the sea floor with a frosty fate. A bizarre underwater “icicle of death” ...