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redOrbit - Mon Nov 9, 12:18 pm ET
Large blooms of tiny marine plants flourish in Antarctic waters left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula
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Fox News - Fri Nov 6, 9:03 am ET
Antarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified
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NPR - Wed Nov 4, 5:22 pm ET
By 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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Engadget - Sun Nov 8, 1:22 am ET
Tell 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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KMBC-TV Kansas City - Wed Nov 4, 2:03 pm ET
Gary 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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Adirondack Daily Enterprise - Tue Nov 3, 10:30 am ET
SARANAC?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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Scientific American - Thu Nov 5, 6:18 pm ET
In the chilly depths of one of Antarctica's freshwater lakes, a surprising number of novel viruses thrive. [More]
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FOX 4 Kansas City - Thu Nov 5, 11:22 pm ET
It'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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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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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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ABC News - Tue Nov 3, 7:07 pm ET
Photographer shows effects of climate change on a fragile part of the world.
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Colorado State Collegian - Thu Nov 5, 2:38 am ET
What 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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Colorado State Collegian - Thu Nov 5, 2:32 am ET
University 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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The Hamilton Journal News - Wed Nov 4, 8:54 pm ET
HAMILTON - 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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Albany Times Union - Thu Nov 5, 12:19 am ET
The "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.
