Polar Snow Crawler 1930s inspired
This futuristic Polar Snow Crawler giant, inspired by the one-of-a-kind Antarctic Snow Cruiser constructed back in the 1930s.
Antarctopia- the Antarctic Pavilion
Antarctopia, Antarctica’s first pavilion for Venice Biennial 2014, by Zaha Hadid and Leading Architects Design. Image credit Alexy Kozyr.
Antarctic ice losses have Doubled in less than a decade
Antarctic ice losses have Doubled in less than a decade. Losses from Antarctica alone are 159 billion tonnes of ice melting each year. CryoSat-2 satellite.
West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse is unstoppable
According to new studies the melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet is unstoppable, it is occurring faster than predicted and has ‘passed the point
A huge research ship will explore Polar regions
A £200 million research ship, a huge floating laboratory, will explore the oceans and climate of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Giant Trench under Antarctic Ice
Researchers have discovered a giant trench, deeper than the Grand Canyon, buried beneath the Antarctic ice. Newcastle University
Antarctic rescue of Akademik Shokalskiy ship completed
The 52 passangers from the Akademik Shokalskiy, the ship that had been trapped in Antarctic ice for nearly 10 days, have now been rescued.
Why Penguins move like cars in traffic?
During the period of the Antarctic winter, in order to survive the frigid conditions, the male penguins huddle together in large groups and they move
Ozone hole is not yet in recovery
The Antarctic ozone hole has stabilized but has not begun to recover, twenty years after Montreal Protocol limited emissions of ozone-destroying chemicals.
Stellar Axis aligns 99 spheres to stars in the Antarctic sky
The global installation ‘Stellar Axis’ aligns 99 blue spheres to stars in the Antarctic sky, near the South pole, by California-based artist Lita Albuquerque.
