• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 22nd, 2009
Ozone Layer Hole Causes More Antarctic Sea Ice

Ozone Layer Hole Causes More Antarctic Sea Ice

Weather patterns in the area are drastically changing

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 17th, 2009
Antarctic Reveals 1.5-Million-Year-Old Microbe Colony

Antarctic Reveals 1.5-Million-Year-Old Microbe Colony

The organisms have been trapped under hundreds of feet of ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 13th, 2009
Percolation Models Reveal Ice Dynamics

Percolation Models Reveal Ice Dynamics

Mathematician studies snow-ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 13th, 2009
Discovery Yields New Model for Antarctica's Ices

Discovery Yields New Model for Antarctica's Ices

The research could further our knowledge of the continent

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 10th, 2009
Antarctic Observatories Gather Info on 'Space Weather'

Antarctic Observatories Gather Info on 'Space Weather'

A network of them is spread around the continent

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 6th, 2009
The Wilkins Ice Shelf Has Splintered

The Wilkins Ice Shelf Has Splintered

It's just the first in a long row

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 31st, 2009
New Antarctic Wildlife Databases Now Available

New Antarctic Wildlife Databases Now Available

The IPY has concluded in March

Dust in Glaciers Hints at Past Climate Changes

Dust in Glaciers Hints at Past Climate Changes

A scientific expedition is currently investigating the ice

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 18th, 2009
Robotic Submarine Scouts Antarctic Cavity

Robotic Submarine Scouts Antarctic Cavity

It's looking for signs of melting

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2009
'Second Universe' Somewhere Around Us

'Second Universe' Somewhere Around Us

The quest for it broadens

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 4th, 2009
Antarctic Ice Reveals Clue of Supernova Explosions

Antarctic Ice Reveals Clue of Supernova Explosions

Ice cores bear the chemical marks of the events

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2009
Global Cooling Formed Glaciers in Antarctica

Global Cooling Formed Glaciers in Antarctica

A massive CO2 drop also played a part

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2009
Polar Ice Sheets Melt Faster than Thought

Polar Ice Sheets Melt Faster than Thought

Both the Arctic and the Antarctic are at risk

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 25th, 2009
Antarctic Ice Houses Full-Scale Alps

Antarctic Ice Houses Full-Scale Alps

The mountain range is buried deep

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2009
High-Level Meeting Held in Antarctica

High-Level Meeting Held in Antarctica

Policymakers and scientists have discussed global warming

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2009
Belgian Antarctic Base Is Carbon-Free

Belgian Antarctic Base Is Carbon-Free

This is the first station of its kind

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 10th, 2009
Antarctic Worms Create Antifreeze

Antarctic Worms Create Antifreeze

They can live in suspended animation

 
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