Antarctica
Facts about Antarctica
Here are some fascinating facts about Antarctica.
Hole in Ozone Layer over Antarctica Reaches Greatest Size Ever
NASA says that this year’s annual measurement of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica shows that the hole is three times the size of the United States.
Cruise of a Lifetime Ends With Passengers Adrift in Icy Waters Off Coast of Antarctica
· Iceberg blamed for holing MV Explorer · All passengers - including 24 Britons - rescued
Green Groups Condemn Uk's Claim in Antarctica
Plan to exploit region seen as huge ecological risk· Foreign Office defends 'safeguard of UK interests'
Britain to Claim More Than 1m Sq Km of Antarctica
Move would extend UK oil, gas and mineral rights.
WWF Calls for Protected Areas for Antarctica
Large parts of the oceans around Antarctica should be turned into marine reserves to protect the rapidly declining biodiversity on the continent.
Tourism Threat to Earth's Last Great Wilderness
UK moves to help thwart accidents and pollution from rise in Antarctic cruises.
Antarctica to Costa Rica: Mapping the Humpback Whale's Amazing Journey
Researchers log mammal's 5,000-mile mission in feeding and breeding cycle.
Water Found Under Antarctic Ice to Raise Sea Level Forecasts
Scientists have detected a network of lakes and rivers of rapidly moving water under the thick ice sheet of West Antarctica, a discovery that will force a revision of predictions of global sea levels as the sheet melts due to climate change.
Green Ships and Japanese Whalers in Antarctic Clash
A sea battle between environmentalists and the Japanese whaling fleet was being played out among the icefloes of Antarctica yesterday with accusations of ships being rammed and attacks on crew members, and the issuing of a maritime distress call by one of the whalers.
Experts Split Over Climate Danger to Antarctica
Serious disagreement has broken out among scientists over a United Nations climate report's contention that the world's greatest wilderness - Antarctica - will be largely unaffected by rising world temperatures.
Fortitudine Vincimus
Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica.
Day Trippers Head for the South Pole
Hundreds of Australians are set to swap crowded beaches and sunburn for the ice of Antarctica next month by taking part in the world's longest day trip - a non-stop sightseeing flight over the South Pole.
Ocean Warming Threatens Antarctic Wildlife
· Sea ice melts and glaciers shrink at accelerating rate · Decline in stocks of krill hits entire food chain
Antarctic Hunt for Primordial Antimatter
Japanese and US scientists in Antarctica plan to search the edge of space for some of the rarest creatures in the universe - bits of antimatter from primordial black holes.
Warming warning for Antarctica
The face of Antarctica will change in the next 100 years as ice melts, glaciers retreat, penguins move south and green plants begin to colonise bare rocks of the Antarctic peninsula, researchers warned yesterday.
Summer Holiday Shackletons Put Antarctica in Peril
Antarctica is under threat from the growing number of summer tourists arriving to practise adventure sports, look at the wildlife and follow in the footsteps of Scott, Shackleton and other explorers, according to some environmentalists. With the number of tourists doubling every three to...
Colossal Squid Caught in Antarctic Waters
A colossal squid was recently caught in waters off the coast of Antarctica by members of the crew of a trawler.
10 Million Join World Protest Rallies
From Africa to Antarctica, people prepare to march for peace.
No, not a ski resort - it's the south pole
First there were the huts, then a gift shop, now they're building a road to the south pole. Is this the beginning of the end for the last great wilderness?
Antarctica sends 500 million billion tonne warning of the effects of global warming
Scientists stunned as ice shelf the size of Wales falls apart in a month. An area of ice the size of Wales thought to weigh almost 500 million billion tonnes has broken off the Antarctic continent and shattered into thousands of icebergs in one of the most dramatic examples yet of the effects of climate change.
Gigantic Ice Shelf Splits From Antarctica
An area of ice the size of Wales has broken off the Antarctic continent and shattered into thousands of icebergs in one of the most dramatic examples yet of the effects of climate change.
· Iceberg blamed for holing MV Explorer · All passengers - including 24 Britons - rescued
Green Groups Condemn Uk's Claim in Antarctica
Plan to exploit region seen as huge ecological risk· Foreign Office defends 'safeguard of UK interests'
Britain to Claim More Than 1m Sq Km of Antarctica
Move would extend UK oil, gas and mineral rights.
WWF Calls for Protected Areas for Antarctica
Large parts of the oceans around Antarctica should be turned into marine reserves to protect the rapidly declining biodiversity on the continent.
Tourism Threat to Earth's Last Great Wilderness
UK moves to help thwart accidents and pollution from rise in Antarctic cruises.
Antarctica to Costa Rica: Mapping the Humpback Whale's Amazing Journey
Researchers log mammal's 5,000-mile mission in feeding and breeding cycle.
Water Found Under Antarctic Ice to Raise Sea Level Forecasts
Scientists have detected a network of lakes and rivers of rapidly moving water under the thick ice sheet of West Antarctica, a discovery that will force a revision of predictions of global sea levels as the sheet melts due to climate change.
Green Ships and Japanese Whalers in Antarctic Clash
A sea battle between environmentalists and the Japanese whaling fleet was being played out among the icefloes of Antarctica yesterday with accusations of ships being rammed and attacks on crew members, and the issuing of a maritime distress call by one of the whalers.
Experts Split Over Climate Danger to Antarctica
Serious disagreement has broken out among scientists over a United Nations climate report's contention that the world's greatest wilderness - Antarctica - will be largely unaffected by rising world temperatures.
Fortitudine Vincimus
Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica.
Day Trippers Head for the South Pole
Hundreds of Australians are set to swap crowded beaches and sunburn for the ice of Antarctica next month by taking part in the world's longest day trip - a non-stop sightseeing flight over the South Pole.
Ocean Warming Threatens Antarctic Wildlife
· Sea ice melts and glaciers shrink at accelerating rate · Decline in stocks of krill hits entire food chain
Antarctic Hunt for Primordial Antimatter
Japanese and US scientists in Antarctica plan to search the edge of space for some of the rarest creatures in the universe - bits of antimatter from primordial black holes.
Warming warning for Antarctica
The face of Antarctica will change in the next 100 years as ice melts, glaciers retreat, penguins move south and green plants begin to colonise bare rocks of the Antarctic peninsula, researchers warned yesterday.
Summer Holiday Shackletons Put Antarctica in Peril
Antarctica is under threat from the growing number of summer tourists arriving to practise adventure sports, look at the wildlife and follow in the footsteps of Scott, Shackleton and other explorers, according to some environmentalists. With the number of tourists doubling every three to...
Colossal Squid Caught in Antarctic Waters
A colossal squid was recently caught in waters off the coast of Antarctica by members of the crew of a trawler.
10 Million Join World Protest Rallies
From Africa to Antarctica, people prepare to march for peace.
No, not a ski resort - it's the south pole
First there were the huts, then a gift shop, now they're building a road to the south pole. Is this the beginning of the end for the last great wilderness?
Antarctica sends 500 million billion tonne warning of the effects of global warming
Scientists stunned as ice shelf the size of Wales falls apart in a month. An area of ice the size of Wales thought to weigh almost 500 million billion tonnes has broken off the Antarctic continent and shattered into thousands of icebergs in one of the most dramatic examples yet of the effects of climate change.
Gigantic Ice Shelf Splits From Antarctica
An area of ice the size of Wales has broken off the Antarctic continent and shattered into thousands of icebergs in one of the most dramatic examples yet of the effects of climate change.