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Arctic Ice Cap to Become an Open Sea in 10 years

Some scientists and climate change explorers predict the Arctic ice cover will be gone during warmer months in 10 years due to the effects of global warming.
Oct 14, 2009 by  Leo Reyes in Environment - 4 comments

Amazon to sell Kindle outside the U.S.

Amazon plans to sell its wireless electronic reader, the Kindle, in more than 100 countries outside the United States. The new markets include China, Japan and most of Europe, the company announced Tuesday. Canada was not included.
Oct 7, 2009 by  Wang Fangqing in Business - 5 comments

Polar bears shrink as pollution causes them stress

Scientists studying polar bear growth have revealed that the bears have shrunk in size over the last century. The scientists compared polar bear skulls from the early 20th century to those from the late 20th century.
Aug 25, 2009 by  Gemma Fox in Environment - 13 comments

Scientists track Emperor penguins from space through poop

British scientists are using satellite imagery to track the emperor penguins' colonies by following their poop. Because of their natural camouflage, traditional techniques make it hard to locate and track them.
Jun 2, 2009 by  Kera Ellingson in Environment - 1 comment

Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole

Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research.
Apr 22, 2009 by  Bob Ewing in Environment - 3 comments

Antarctic ice growing, not shrinking

In large parts of Antarctica ice is expanding contrary to the general public belief that global warming has led to a melting of the continental ice shelf.
Apr 20, 2009 by  Richard James in Environment - 2 comments

Ban on Antarctic mass tourism

BALTIMORE – At a conference in the United States on Friday a strict limit has been imposed on tourism at the South Pole.
Apr 18, 2009 by  Richard James in Environment - 1 comment

Obama Administration Seeks Mandatory Limits on Antarctic Tourism

The Obama Administration is seeking mandatory Antarctic touring limits, in a move to protect the fragile Antarctic environment.
Apr 5, 2009 by  Michael Krebs in Travel

Quest to find Amundsen

Oslo – More than eighty years after the disappearance of the explorer and polar researcher Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) Norway is launching a search to find his remains.
Feb 25, 2009 by  Richard James in World

NASA weather satellite crashes in Antarctica

A $278-million NASA satellite has crashed near Antarctica. The launch in California went as planned. However after the launch, the weather satellite's fairing failed to disengage. This was the first US weather satellite to record greenhouse-gases.
Feb 24, 2009 by  Adriana Stuijt in Environment - 5 comments
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