RSS - News - Sciencepoles.org http://www.sciencepoles.org/ The SciencePoles website provides an overview of polar science and research findings as well as recent and forthcoming developments across a range of scientific disciplines. en-uk Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:25:04 +0100 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:25:04 +0100 webmaster@sciencepoles.org (Sciencepoles.org) Humans Not Main Culprit in Musk Ox Population Decline After Last Ice Age http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/humans_not_main_culprit_in_musk_ox_population_decline_after_last_ice_age/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:45:30 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/humans_not_main_culprit_in_musk_ox_population_decline_after_last_ice_age/ Orcas Have an Underestimated Potential for Intelligence, Scientists Say http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/orcas_have_an_underestimated_potential_for_intelligence_scientists_say/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:04:27 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/orcas_have_an_underestimated_potential_for_intelligence_scientists_say/ Stores of Methane in Arctic Seabed Being Released into Atmosphere http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/stores_of_methane_in_arctic_seabed_being_released_into_atmosphere/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:33:10 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/stores_of_methane_in_arctic_seabed_being_released_into_atmosphere/ New Findings Back Snowball Earth Theory http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_findings_back_snowball_earth_theory/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:06:32 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_findings_back_snowball_earth_theory/ Scientists Looking for Hydrothermal Vents off Antarctic Coast http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/scientists_looking_for_hydrothermal_vents_off_antarctic_coast/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:40:47 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/scientists_looking_for_hydrothermal_vents_off_antarctic_coast/ Widely Distributed Debris in Antarctica Points to Airburst Event Long Ago http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/widely_distributed_debris_in_antarctica_points_to_airburst_event_long_ago/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:13:52 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/widely_distributed_debris_in_antarctica_points_to_airburst_event_long_ago/ Can Polar Bears Survive Rapid Change in Climate Again? http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/can_polar_bears_survive_rapid_change_again/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:30:55 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/can_polar_bears_survive_rapid_change_again/ Glacier Ice Loss in Alaska Overestimated; Rate Nonetheless Doubled over Past 40 Years http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/glacier_ice_loss_in_alaska_overestimated_rate_nonetheless_doubled_over_past/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:01:45 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/glacier_ice_loss_in_alaska_overestimated_rate_nonetheless_doubled_over_past/ Warmer Periods May Be Typical during Transitions between Interglacial and Glacial Eras http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/warmer_periods_may_be_typical_during_transitions_between_interglacial_and_g/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:33:22 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/warmer_periods_may_be_typical_during_transitions_between_interglacial_and_g/ Weak Ice Arches Allowing Sea Ice to Leave Arctic http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/weak_ice_arches_allowing_sea_ice_to_leave_arctic/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:45:50 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/weak_ice_arches_allowing_sea_ice_to_leave_arctic/ Giant Iceberg from Mertz Glacier in Antarctica could Affect Ocean Conveyor Belt http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/giant_iceberg_from_antarctica_could_affect_ocean_conveyor_belt/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:52:55 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/giant_iceberg_from_antarctica_could_affect_ocean_conveyor_belt/ Iceberg B15-K Collides with Erkström Ice Shelf http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/iceberg_b15-k_collides_with_erkstroem_ice_shelf/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:32:42 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/iceberg_b15-k_collides_with_erkstroem_ice_shelf/ Catlin Arctic Survey to Study Arctic Ocean Acidification http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/catlin_arctic_survey_to_study_arctic_ocean_acidification/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:07:03 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/catlin_arctic_survey_to_study_arctic_ocean_acidification/ Antarctic Marine Species Settling under Where Larsen Ice Shelf Once Stood http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/antarctic_marine_species_settling_under_where_larsen_ice_shelf_once_stood/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:48:54 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/antarctic_marine_species_settling_under_where_larsen_ice_shelf_once_stood/ Grizzlies Encroaching on Polar Bear Territorry in Manitoba http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/grizzlies_encroaching_on_polar_bear_territorry_in_manitoba/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:09:54 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/grizzlies_encroaching_on_polar_bear_territorry_in_manitoba/ Global Warming Responsible for Disappearing Ice Shelves on Antarctic Peninsula http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/global_warming_responsible_for_disappearing_ice_shelves_on_antarctic_penins/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:37:54 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/global_warming_responsible_for_disappearing_ice_shelves_on_antarctic_penins/ CryoSat-2 Launch Postponed http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/cryosat_launch_postponed/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:24:21 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/cryosat_launch_postponed/ ARENA Releases Ten-year Vision for European Astronomy and Astrophysics at Dome C http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arena_releases_10-year_vision_for_european_astronomy_at_dome_c/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:45:38 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arena_releases_10-year_vision_for_european_astronomy_at_dome_c/ New Breakthroughs in Polar Research Help Understanding Climate Change http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_breakthroughs_in_polar_research_help_understanding_climate_change/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:47:33 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_breakthroughs_in_polar_research_help_understanding_climate_change/ Whaling did not Lead Rare Whales to Near-Extinction http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/whaling_did_not_lead_rare_whales_to_near-extinction/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:08:16 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/whaling_did_not_lead_rare_whales_to_near-extinction/ Seafloor Sediment Cores from Wilkes Land Offer Insight into Past and Future Climates http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/seafloor_sediment_cores_from_wilkes_land_offer_insight_into_past_and_future/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:16:56 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/seafloor_sediment_cores_from_wilkes_land_offer_insight_into_past_and_future/ Limits of Permafrost in Northern Canada Pushed Back over 130 km in last 50 Years http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/limits_of_permafrost_pushed_back_over_130_km_in_last_50_years/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:38:14 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/limits_of_permafrost_pushed_back_over_130_km_in_last_50_years/ Warming Seas Responsible for Greenland’s Ice Loss http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/warming_seas_responsible_for_greenlands_ice_loss/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:50:02 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/warming_seas_responsible_for_greenlands_ice_loss/ Pacific Infragravity Waves May Play Role in Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/pacific_infragravity_waves_may_play_role_in_antarctic_ice_shelf_collapse/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:48:28 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/pacific_infragravity_waves_may_play_role_in_antarctic_ice_shelf_collapse/ Spanish Cave Indicates Glacier Melt Likely to Be Sudden and Quick http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/spanish_cave_indicates_glacier_melt_likely_to_be_sudden_and_quick/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:19:14 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/spanish_cave_indicates_glacier_melt_likely_to_be_sudden_and_quick/ Canada and US to Map Arctic Seabed to Make Territorial Claims http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/canada_and_us_to_map_arctic_seabed_to_make_territorial_claims/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:58:25 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/canada_and_us_to_map_arctic_seabed_to_make_territorial_claims/ New Study Offers Novel Approach to Mercury Tracking in the Arctic http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_study_offers_novel_approach_to_mercury_tracking_in_the_arctic/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:31:13 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_study_offers_novel_approach_to_mercury_tracking_in_the_arctic/ Tuft of Hair Used to Reconstruct Ancient Greenlander http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/tuft_of_hair_used_to_reconstruct_ancient_greenlander/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:03:41 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/tuft_of_hair_used_to_reconstruct_ancient_greenlander/ Shifts in Climate Systems Could Occur without Warning http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/shifts_in_climate_systems_could_occur_without_warning/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:48:14 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/shifts_in_climate_systems_could_occur_without_warning/ Polar View and BAS Unveil New Interactive Antarctic Sea Ice Information Service http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/polar_view_and_bas_unveil_new_interactive_antarctic_sea_ice_information_ser/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:12:25 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/polar_view_and_bas_unveil_new_interactive_antarctic_sea_ice_information_ser/ British Scientists Study Hydrothermal Vents in Southern Ocean http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/british_scientists_study_hydrothermal_vents_in_southern_ocean/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:37:41 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/british_scientists_study_hydrothermal_vents_in_southern_ocean/ Drought in Western Australia Linked to Increased Antarctic Snowfall http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/drought_in_western_australia_linked_to_increased_antarctic_snowfall/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:48:48 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/drought_in_western_australia_linked_to_increased_antarctic_snowfall/ Acidifying Oceans Major Threat to Entire Marine Food Web http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/acidifying_oceans_major_threat_to_entire_marine_food_web/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:04:10 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/acidifying_oceans_major_threat_to_entire_marine_food_web/ Slow Arctic Sea Ice Build-up Could Mean Increased Melting This Summer http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/slow_arctic_sea_ice_build-up_could_mean_increased_melting_this_summer/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:13:09 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/slow_arctic_sea_ice_build-up_could_mean_increased_melting_this_summer/ Non-lethal Antarctic Whale Research Expedition Begins aboard RV Tangaroa http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/non-lethal_antarctic_whale_research_expedition_begins_aboard_rv_tangaroa/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:18:42 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/non-lethal_antarctic_whale_research_expedition_begins_aboard_rv_tangaroa/ 2009 Second Warmest Year on Record http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/2009_second_warmest_year_on_record/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:22:03 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/2009_second_warmest_year_on_record/ Recovery of the Ozone Hole Could Lead to Increased Warming in Antarctica http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/recovery_of_the_ozone_hole_could_lead_to_increased_warming_in_antarctica/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:40:41 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/recovery_of_the_ozone_hole_could_lead_to_increased_warming_in_antarctica/ CryoSat-2 Teams Prepare for Launch http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/cryosat-2_teams_prepare_for_launch/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:57:09 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/cryosat-2_teams_prepare_for_launch/ A Century of Data Shows Warming on the Islas Orcadas since 1950 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/a_century_of_data_shows_warming_on_the_islas_orcadas_since_1950/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:36:43 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/a_century_of_data_shows_warming_on_the_islas_orcadas_since_1950/ New Genetic Analysis of Antarctic Minke Whales Challenges “Krill Surplus Hypothesis” http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_genetic_analysis_of_antarctic_minke_whales_challenges_krill_surplus_hyp/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:08:57 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_genetic_analysis_of_antarctic_minke_whales_challenges_krill_surplus_hyp/ Exxon Valdez Oil Spil Clean-Up Slowed Due to Lack of Oxygen and Nutrients for Biodegrading Organisms http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/exxon_valdez_oil_biodegradation_on_hold_due_to_lack_of_oxygen_and_nutrients/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:56:57 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/exxon_valdez_oil_biodegradation_on_hold_due_to_lack_of_oxygen_and_nutrients/ Arctic Methane Emissions Reaching Record Levels http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_methane_emissions_reaching_record_levels/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:56:24 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_methane_emissions_reaching_record_levels/ High Arctic a Safer Breeding Ground for Tiny Shorebirds http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/high_arctic_a_safer_breeding_ground_for_tiny_shorebirds/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:36:26 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/high_arctic_a_safer_breeding_ground_for_tiny_shorebirds/ CryoSat-2 Arrives Safely at Launch Site in Baikonur http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/cryosat-2_arrives_safely_at_launch_site_in_baikonur/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:56:09 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/cryosat-2_arrives_safely_at_launch_site_in_baikonur/ Pine Island Glacier Has Passed Its Tipping Point http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/pine_island_glacier_has_passed_its_tipping_point/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:20:09 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/pine_island_glacier_has_passed_its_tipping_point/ Antarctic Warming Up Overall According to New Study http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/antarctic_warming_up_overall_according_to_new_study/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:24:29 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/antarctic_warming_up_overall_according_to_new_study/ Warm Arctic, Cold Northern Hemisphere http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/warm_arctic_cold_northern_hemisphere/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:57:49 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/warm_arctic_cold_northern_hemisphere/ Invading Trees Likely to Cause Increased Warming in the Arctic http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/invading_trees_likely_to_cause_increased_warming_in_the_arctic/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:24:45 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/invading_trees_likely_to_cause_increased_warming_in_the_arctic/ Arctic Tern Shown to Be Farthest-Travelling Animal in the World http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_tern_shown_to_be_farthest-travelling_animal_in_the_world/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:50:58 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_tern_shown_to_be_farthest-travelling_animal_in_the_world/ Arctic Changes Influenced Ice Age Global Climate Patterns http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_changes_influenced_ice_age_global_climate_patterns/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:21:54 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_changes_influenced_ice_age_global_climate_patterns/ Temperature of Sea Water under Fimbul Ice Shelf in Antarctica Remains Stable http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/temperature_of_sea_water_under_fimbul_ice_shelf_in_antarctica_remains_stabl/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:09:00 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/temperature_of_sea_water_under_fimbul_ice_shelf_in_antarctica_remains_stabl/ Sea-Ice Deprived Polar Bears Looking for New Habitat http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/sea-ice_deprived_polar_bears_looking_for_new_habitat/ Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:43:45 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/sea-ice_deprived_polar_bears_looking_for_new_habitat/ Temperatures as Low as -100°C Could Be Reached at Dome A under “Perfect” Conditions http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/temperatures_as_low_as_-100c_could_be_reached_at_dome_a_under_perfect_condi/ Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:25:54 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/temperatures_as_low_as_-100c_could_be_reached_at_dome_a_under_perfect_condi/ Sediment from Southern Ocean to Provide Clues on Antarctic Climate History http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/sediment_from_southern_ocean_to_provide_clues_on_antarctic_climate_history/ Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:35:29 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/sediment_from_southern_ocean_to_provide_clues_on_antarctic_climate_history/ Melting Sea Ice Awakens Arctic Ocean http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/melting_sea_ice_awakens_arctic_ocean/ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:05:33 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/melting_sea_ice_awakens_arctic_ocean/ Using Spy Satellites to Gain New Insight into Climate Change in the Arctic and Elsewhere http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/using_spy_satellites_to_gain_new_insight_into_climate_change_in_the_arctic_/ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:44:44 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/using_spy_satellites_to_gain_new_insight_into_climate_change_in_the_arctic_/ New Potential Cures against Tropical Diseases Found in Antarctica http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_potential_cures_against_tropical_diseases_found_in_antarctica/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:07:05 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_potential_cures_against_tropical_diseases_found_in_antarctica/ Warm Mid-Pliocene a Warning for Today’s Warming Arctic http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/warm_mid-pliocene_a_warning_for_todays_warming_arctic/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:43:11 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/warm_mid-pliocene_a_warning_for_todays_warming_arctic/ Melting Tundra to Lead to Increased Carbon Emissions in Arctic Ocean http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/melting_tundra_to_lead_to_increased_carbon_emissions_in_arctic_ocean/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:21:09 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/melting_tundra_to_lead_to_increased_carbon_emissions_in_arctic_ocean/ Glacial Nutrients Contribute to Oceanic Food Chain http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/glacial_nutrients_contribute_to_oceanic_food_chain/ Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:12:40 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/glacial_nutrients_contribute_to_oceanic_food_chain/ Now Running on ExpressionEngine http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/now_running_on_expressionengine/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:11:48 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/now_running_on_expressionengine/ Alaska Upis Beetle Found to Have New Antifreeze Molecule http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/alaska_upis_beetle_found_to_have_new_antifreeze_molecule/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:17:40 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/alaska_upis_beetle_found_to_have_new_antifreeze_molecule/ Rich Marine Life in Changing Bellingshausen Sea http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/rich_marine_life_in_changing_bellingshausen_sea/ Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:14:13 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/rich_marine_life_in_changing_bellingshausen_sea/ Polar Ice Sheets Vulnerable Even with Moderate Global Warming http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/polar_ice_sheets_vulnerable_even_with_moderate_global_warming/ Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:04:29 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/polar_ice_sheets_vulnerable_even_with_moderate_global_warming/ Learning More about Role Water Beneath Glaciers Plays in Ice Loss http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/learning_more_about_role_water_beneath_glaciers_plays_in_ice_loss/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:57:43 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/learning_more_about_role_water_beneath_glaciers_plays_in_ice_loss/ Microfossils Give New Insight into Climate Shift 30 Million Years Ago http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/microfossils_give_new_insight_into_climate_shift_30_million_years_ago/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:50:24 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/microfossils_give_new_insight_into_climate_shift_30_million_years_ago/ Black Carbon Cause for Concern in the Himalayas http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/black_carbon_cause_for_concern_in_the_himalayas/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:48:47 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/black_carbon_cause_for_concern_in_the_himalayas/ Parts of Alaskan Coastline Eroding According to New Study http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/parts_of_alaskan_coastline_eroding_according_to_new_study/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:40:29 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/parts_of_alaskan_coastline_eroding_according_to_new_study/ Recent Greenland Ice Sheet Observations Summarized in New Report http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/recent_greenland_ice_sheet_observations_summarized_in_new_report/ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:24:44 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/recent_greenland_ice_sheet_observations_summarized_in_new_report/ Arctic Warming May Allow Pacific Mollusks to Spread into the Atlantic http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_warming_may_allow_pacific_mollusks_to_spread_into_the_atlantic/ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:17:06 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_warming_may_allow_pacific_mollusks_to_spread_into_the_atlantic/ B17B Breaking Up As It Drifts Along http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/b17b_breaking_up_as_it_drifts_along/ Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:04:28 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/b17b_breaking_up_as_it_drifts_along/ NOCS Computer Simulations Improving Understanding of Arctic Ocean Circulation http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/nocs_computer_simulations_improving_understanding_of_arctic_ocean_circulati/ Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:00:16 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/nocs_computer_simulations_improving_understanding_of_arctic_ocean_circulati/ Antarctic Iceberg B17B Drifting towards Australia http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/antarctic_iceberg_b17b_drifting_towards_australia/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:00:38 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/antarctic_iceberg_b17b_drifting_towards_australia/ Mercury Levels in Polar Bears Determined by Food Web http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/mercury_levels_in_polar_bears_determined_by_food_web/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/mercury_levels_in_polar_bears_determined_by_food_web/ Snow Flakes Could Shed Light on Ozone Depletion in the Arctic http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/snow_flakes_could_shed_light_on_ozone_depletion_in_the_arctic/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/snow_flakes_could_shed_light_on_ozone_depletion_in_the_arctic/ Aurora Australis to Undertake Scientific Voyage http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/aurora_australis_to_undertake_scientific_voyage/ Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/aurora_australis_to_undertake_scientific_voyage/ New Fossils Show Antarctica May Have Been Refuge during End-Permian Extinction http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_fossils_show_antarctica_refuge_during_endpermian_extinction/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:00:17 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_fossils_show_antarctica_refuge_during_endpermian_extinction/ Recent Sea Ice Survey Draws Attention to Arctic Warming Once Again http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/recent_sea_ice_survey_draws_attention_to_arctic_warming_once_again/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:00:16 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/recent_sea_ice_survey_draws_attention_to_arctic_warming_once_again/ SCAR’s Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment Released http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/scars_antarctic_climate_change_and_the_environment_released/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:40:17 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/scars_antarctic_climate_change_and_the_environment_released/ Using Satellites to Track Wolves during the Arctic Winter http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/using_satellites_to_track_wolves_during_the_arctic_winter/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:00:15 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/using_satellites_to_track_wolves_during_the_arctic_winter/ Onset of Younger Dryas Happened in Matter of Months Not Decades http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/onset_of_younger_dryas_happened_in_matter_of_months_not_decades/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/onset_of_younger_dryas_happened_in_matter_of_months_not_decades/ Arctic Multiyear Sea Ice Extent Recovering ... or Not? http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_multiyear_sea_ice_extent_recovering_or_not/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:47:57 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/arctic_multiyear_sea_ice_extent_recovering_or_not/ Raising Awareness about Inuit Culture during the Year of the Inuit http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/raising_awareness_about_inuit_culture_during_the_year_of_the_inuit/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:49:05 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/raising_awareness_about_inuit_culture_during_the_year_of_the_inuit/ Global Warming Threatens Infrastructure in Canadas North http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/global_warming_threatens_infrastructure_in_canadas_north/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:54 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/global_warming_threatens_infrastructure_in_canadas_north/ Accelerating Climate Change Requires Urgent Emission Reductions http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/accelerating_climate_change_requires_urgent_emission_reductions/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:35 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/accelerating_climate_change_requires_urgent_emission_reductions/ Raising Awareness about Inuit Culture during the Year of the Inuit http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/raising_awareness_about_inuit_culture_during_the_year_of_the_inuit1/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:10 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/raising_awareness_about_inuit_culture_during_the_year_of_the_inuit1/ A Common Seasonal Pattern Found in Bacterial Communities in Six Arctic Rivers http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/a_common_seasonal_pattern_found_in_bacterial_communities_in_six_arctic_rive/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/a_common_seasonal_pattern_found_in_bacterial_communities_in_six_arctic_rive/ GBASE Project to Investigate Subglacial Environments in Antarctica http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/gbase_project_to_investigate_subglacial_environments_in_antarctica/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/gbase_project_to_investigate_subglacial_environments_in_antarctica/ Satellites Give False Estimates of Multiyear Arctic Sea Ice Extent http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/satellites_give_false_estimates_of_multiyear_arctic_sea_ice_extent/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/satellites_give_false_estimates_of_multiyear_arctic_sea_ice_extent/ Cryosat2 Gets Go-ahead for Launch http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/cryosat2_gets_goahead_for_launch/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:24 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/cryosat2_gets_goahead_for_launch/ International Expedition on Arctic Quest to Find Alternative Fuels http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/international_expedition_on_arctic_quest_to_find_alternative_fuels/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/international_expedition_on_arctic_quest_to_find_alternative_fuels/ Study Shows East Antarctic Ice Loss Faster and Larger than Originally Thought http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/study_shows_east_antarctic_ice_loss_faster_and_larger/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/study_shows_east_antarctic_ice_loss_faster_and_larger/ Ancient Ice Core to Provide New Insight into Future Climate Change http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/ancient_ice_core_to_provide_new_insight_into_future_climate_change/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/ancient_ice_core_to_provide_new_insight_into_future_climate_change/ New Information on the Optical Properties of the Antarctic System http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_information_on_the_optical_properties_of_the_antarctic_system/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_information_on_the_optical_properties_of_the_antarctic_system/ Interglacial Periods in Antarctica Warmer than Initially Thought http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/interglacial_periods_in_antarctica_warmer_than_initially_thought/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:43 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/interglacial_periods_in_antarctica_warmer_than_initially_thought/ New Study to Help Oil Companies Prepare for Potential Arctic Spills http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_study_to_help_oil_companies_prepare_for_potential_arctic_spills/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:58 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/new_study_to_help_oil_companies_prepare_for_potential_arctic_spills/ Ozone Hole over Antarctica Slowly Recovering http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/ozone_hole_over_antarctica_slowly_recovering/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/ozone_hole_over_antarctica_slowly_recovering/ Study Results Force New Australian Antarctic Division UV Exposure Policy http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/study_results_force_new_australian_antarctic_division_uv_exposure_policy/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:30 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/study_results_force_new_australian_antarctic_division_uv_exposure_policy/ NASA’s Icebite Prepares for Mission to Mars in Antarctica http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/nasas_icebite_prepares_for_mission_to_mars_in_antarctica/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:09 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/nasas_icebite_prepares_for_mission_to_mars_in_antarctica/ CCAMLR Establishes Marine Protected Area near Antarctic Peninsula http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/ccamlr_establishes_marine_protected_area_near_antarctic_peninsula/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:41 +0100 http://www.sciencepoles.org/news/news_detail/ccamlr_establishes_marine_protected_area_near_antarctic_peninsula/