Tag: Antarctica - Page 2
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Kite Skiing Across Antarctica to Break 3 World Records, in Stunning Photos
Photographer of the Year winner Sebastian Copeland and fellow adventurer Eric McNair-Landry set foot where no man has before -- and brought back the photos to prove it.
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Frozen Planet: Discovery Partners With NRDC, Sierra Club, and Nature Conservancy
Discovery Channel is about to premiere Frozen Planet, an epic natural history documentary series that looks awesome. Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 18th at 8PM E/P.
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Group Launches Campaign to Protect Antarctica's Ocean
The coalition of conservation groups is working to create an extensive network of no-take reserves surrounding Antarctica.
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NASA Image Shows New York City-Sized Glacier About to Split from Antarctica
This pic form NASA shows the deepening crack that will send a giant glacier lurching into the sea.
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100 Years Ago Today: Robert Falcon Scott Reaches The South Pole
An incredible photograph of some not very happy explorers, as they find the Norwegian flag at the South Pole
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1912's Race to the South Pole: Who Were the Players in the Great Race?
Some were there for the science; others for the glory. They all suffered through savage journeys in order to discover unchartered territory.
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1912's Race to the South Pole: The Heroes of the Great Era of Antarctic Exploration
Some were there for the science; others for the glory. They all suffered through savage journeys in order to discover unchartered territory.
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Photos of Ill-Fated Antarctica Explorer Robert Scott's Last Journey on View in London
It is the centenary of the death of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the explorer who died with his entire crew during an attempt to reach the South Pole.
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Exotic New Life Forms Found Thriving Near Deep Underwater Vents
Beneath the waves, beyond the reach of the sun, scientists have found some of the most alien-seeming life right here on Earth.
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One Hundred Years Ago Today: Scott Going South To the Pole, Amundsen Going North and Home
Kieran Muvany of Discovery News explains the difference in the two campaigns; One is doing a race, the other is doing science
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100 Years Ago Today: Roald Amundsen Stands On The South Pole
Lessons from Amundsen: travel fast and light with a small footprint.
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Japan Using Earthquake Recovery Funds to Protect Whaling Fleet
Japan is using public funding that was earmarked for earthquake and tsunami reconstruction to instead boost security for the whaling fleet.
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The Week in Pictures: New Zealand Oil Spill, How Steve Jobs Changed the World, and More (Slideshow)
Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore.
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BBC Unveils Awesome Frozen Planet Trailer - Series Will Tackle Climate Change (Video)
Holy sh!t. I just watched the trailer for Frozen Planet, the latest nature doc collaboration between the BBC and the Discovery Channel, and it gave me chills. As in, I saw the brief, pixelated, jumpy YouTube teaser, and there they were--full-on chills.
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The Week in Animal News: Bear Drives a Prius, Suffocating Fish and More (Slideshow)
It's been a rough week overall for animals on TreeHugger: a bear totaled a Toyota Prius his first time behind the wheel, fish are suffocating in the Texas drought, and a seagull was kicked to death in New York by a man "walking for
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Track Happy Feet's Progress as He Swims Back Home
The world's most beloved wayward penguin, Happy Feet, was released today back into the Southern Ocean -- two months after waddling ashore in New Zealand, hundreds of miles from home. It was a bittersweet send-off for the
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Australian Military Urged To Plan For Greater Antarctic Role As Nations Eye Its Natural Resources
Australia claims 42% of Antarctica as its own, though the international community doesn't recognize that claim. Now, the Lowy Institute for International Policy has issued a policy brief urges the nation to stop
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Young Emperor Penguin Makes a Rare Wrong Turn
Few animals are as skilled at finding their way home as Emperor penguins, but still one young bird has managed to get a long way off course. For the first time in over four decades, a member of the iconic Antarctic species has
