Antarctica's Icy Lakes Home to Plethora of Viruses
Fox News - Fri Nov 6, 9:03 am ETAntarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified
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Radar Reveals Dynamic World Under Antarctica's Ice
NPR - Wed Nov 4, 5:22 pm ETBy flying planes over Antarctica with ice-penetrating radar, lasers and other technology, NASA scientists are able to piece together a picture of the vast mountains, valleys and rivers under the miles of Antarctic ice, revealing a dynamic and complex world. And scientists have already found some really surprising stuff happening inside the ice itself.
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Crapgadget: 'All hope just might be lost' edition
Engadget - Sun Nov 8, 1:22 am ETTell us, readers -- haven't you dreamt deeply about shoving your hand into a toasty, moist hamburger at work in order to warm your digits without cranking the thermostat and irritating the Antarctica-born top brass? And tell us, haven't you always wanted a USB hub that doubled as an airplane toy? And honestly, don't even try to act like you've never longed for a fine-toothed comb that would ...
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KC Science Teacher Prepares For Antarctica
KMBC-TV Kansas City - Wed Nov 4, 2:03 pm ETGary Wesche is counting the days. It's down to 14 now before he heads to Antarctica as part of a scientific expedition.
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‘Beakers and Seekers: Behind the Scenes in Antarctica’ at the SL Free Library
Adirondack Daily Enterprise - Tue Nov 3, 10:30 am ETSARANAC?LAKE?- Mary Brown will present "Beakers and Seekers: Behind the Scenes in Antarctica" at noon Thursday in the Cantwell Community Room at the Saranac Lake Free Library.
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Frozen Antarctic lakes yield new viruses
Scientific American - Thu Nov 5, 6:18 pm ETIn the chilly depths of one of Antarctica's freshwater lakes, a surprising number of novel viruses thrive. [More]
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Metro Doctor Training for Frosty Run
FOX 4 Kansas City - Thu Nov 5, 11:22 pm ETIt's a far away spot where you might be more likely to see a penguin than a runner, but a Liberty doctor is literally going the extra mile, or 10,000 miles, to run a marathon in Antarctica to help raise money to save the lives of children he doesn't even know.
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AGU journal highlights -- Nov. 5, 2009
EurekAlert! - Thu Nov 5, 3:42 pm ET( American Geophysical Union ) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Antarctica warming a regional, not local, trend"; "New model factors storms into shoreline loss"; "Study agrees reservoir contributed to Wenchuan earthquake"; "Much Arctic warming linked to sea-ice, cloud-cover changes"; "Sorting out natural from human influences in ocean warming"; and ...
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Massive Antarctic project takes Montana State University to one of Earth's final frontiers
EurekAlert! - Thu Nov 5, 11:54 am ET( Montana State University ) An "unparalleled opportunity" to drill through the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica and explore the world underneath it will involve Montana State University faculty and current and former students over the next five years.
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PHOTOS: Antarctica: A Call to Action
ABC News - Tue Nov 3, 7:07 pm ETPhotographer shows effects of climate change on a fragile part of the world.
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Issue Summary
Colorado State Collegian - Thu Nov 5, 2:38 am ETWhat would you do in Antarctica? "_____" with a penguin. Turn my saliva into an icy weapon. Drink to stay warm. Bring a camera and re-enact "The Thing."
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CSU prof to present Antarctic worm research
Colorado State Collegian - Thu Nov 5, 2:32 am ETUniversity Distinguished Professor Diana Wall will present findings from several research excursions to ice-free areas in Antarctica tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton.
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Pierce students to share in Antarctic journey
The Hamilton Journal News - Wed Nov 4, 8:54 pm ETHAMILTON - Miami University entomologist Richard E. Lee will embark on a journey to Antarctica in January, and he invited a group of Pierce Elementary students to join the project via the Internet.
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'Uncharted' exhibition at UAlbany explores discovery
Albany Times Union - Thu Nov 5, 12:19 am ETThe "Overseas (Fireplace with Harpoons)" installation takes a Frederic Church painting of Antarctica placed above the mantle of a reconstructed Federal style fireplace, and plunges a harpoon through the middle of the homage to European exploration.
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Amazon strikes again: leaks Strange Journey for release in March
RPGamer - Tue Nov 3, 9:42 pm ETGiven Atlus' recent track record for releasing the Shin Megami Tensei series stateside, localization for the latest entry is anticipated. Atlus had also claimed earlier that Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey was also intentionally set in Antarctica for the purposes of making the game more appealing to international audiences.
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Corning Teacher Headed To Antarctica (VIDEO)
WENY-TV - Tue Oct 27, 7:46 pm ETCORNING -- A Corning East High School special education teacher is packing her bags for a journey of a lifetime! In just two days, Michele Cross will be on her way to Antarctica.
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