Tag: Antarctica - Page 3
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Invasive Species a Growing Problem in Antarctica
It may be cold and inhospitable there on the world's southernmost continent, but that hasn't stopped a whole host of invasive species from settling there -- a fact that has biologists quite concerned. As more and more
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Melting Polar Ice Sheets Overtake Glaciers As Main Cause of Sea Level Rise - One Foot By 2050 Possible
New satellite research shows that not only are both the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets melting more rapidly than climate models have shown, but have now overtaken ice loss from mountain glaciers as the
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Colony of Penguins Disappears From Antarctic Island
When Emperor Island was first discovered off the coast of Antarctica back in 1948, it was so named for the thriving colony of around 300 penguins that met there each year to breed. Just over sixty years later, however, there's
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Scientists Surprised by Antarctica Ice Sheet Discovery
A surprising discovery in the field of glaciology has been making some waves in the scientific community lately. It could help us better understand the ice that cover the South Pole and thus better model how it could react to a warming planet.
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Carl Safina on Expanding the Circle of Compassion (Podcast)
Things can look pretty grim these days. But to lose touch with wonder, with the mysterious perfection of what's all around us--then we're really in trouble. The newest book from ecologist Carl Safina, The View From Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an
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Concerned Leopard Seal Tries to Feed Photographer Live Penguins (Slideshow)
"Extreme Exposure," on view at the Annenberg Space for Photography through April 17 showcases incredible nature photography—and honors the renowned photographers that produce them.
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Concerned Leopard Seal Tries to Feed Photographer Live Penguins in Unbelievable Photos
"Extreme Exposure," on view at the Annenberg Space for Photography through April 17 showcases incredible nature photography—and honors the renowned photographers that produce them. Presented with comments from the photographers, these images provi
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Fraser's Penguins Offers a 'Blue Marble' View of Climate Change (Book Review)
In an age where information travels around the world in an instant—and moving people the same distance rarely takes more than a day—it's easy to forget how foreign ideas of great scale and scope are to the human
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The Trials and Tribulations of Adélie Penguins in a Rapidly Warming Antarctic (Slideshow)
The iconic Adélie penguin is one of only two species to live and breed exclusively in Antarctica. Known for its "tuxedo" patterned coloration and their annual migrations of thousands of miles across the Antarctic, the
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The Trials and Tribulations of Adélie Penguins in a Rapidly Warming Antarctic
The iconic Adélie penguin is one of only two species to live and breed exclusively in Antarctica. Known for its "tuxedo" patterned coloration and their annual migrations of thousands of miles across the Antarctic, the penguins number in the millions&mdash
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Will Steger Views Global Warming from the Coldest Places on Earth (Podcast)
"It's almost as if Antarctica didn't want us there and was continually trying to kill us," says Will Steger of his seven-month dogsled expedition across the southern pole. But the journey wasn't just arduous and unprecedented, it was an eye opener for
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Penguins Star in Google's Street View of Antarctica
Forget the long boat ride and freezing temperatures -- thanks to Google Street View, now you can take a stroll on the rocky coast of Antarctica from the comfort of your own home. Since the feature was first made available in 2007, the Web giant has
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Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Detached From Underwater Ridge & Melting Faster
Some new research on the rapidly melting Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica offers some more detail on why it is losing ice
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Wrangling Data at the South Pole
Image credit: Boing Boing Boing Boing contributor Maggie Koerth-Baker has profiled Paul Morin, director of the Antarctic Geospatial Information Center—a small research group dedicated to using data collected on Antarctica to improve research
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How Nature's Deep Sea 'Antenna' Puzzled the World
In 1964, while trolling the depths to photograph the ocean floor, the crew of the oceanographic research ship USNS Eltanin made a startling discovery in the waters near
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Seal Bomb in Penguin Photo: Real or Photoshop? (UPDATED)
So many boring pictures of penguins on TreeHugger lately, they have even taken to hipster architect black to get our attention. This one is enlivened by a smiling seal; the alt text on the cute overload posting is "No, I did not photoshop
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All-Black Penguin Discovered, Seems Underdressed
Photo via Andrew Evans of the National Geographic King Penguins are notorious for their prim, tuxedoed appearance--but a recently discovered all-black penguin seems unafraid to defy convention. In what has been described as a "one in a zillion kind of
