Antarctic Guide Blog
Frozen Planet’s brinicle sequence explained
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16250444 28 December 2011 Last updated at 02:36 Frozen Planet’s brinicle sequence explained Kathryn Jeffs, Doug Anderson and Hugh Miller show how difficult filming the brinicle was BBC Natural History Unit producer Kathryn Jeffs reveals the extreme conditions her film-making crew had to endure to capture the bizarre “ice finger of death” – known […]
Frank Wild finally out of Shackleton’s shadow
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16165494 Frank Wild in final journey out of Shackleton’s shadow By Karen Bowerman Frank Wild was the right-hand man to Sir Ernest Shackleton, joining him on several of his Antarctic expeditions. But is he finally stepping out of the great explorer’s shadow, as his ashes make a poignant journey south? Almost 100 years ago, […]
Antarctic record set by Toyota Hilux
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/4-x-4/new-arctic-records-for-sa-hiluxes-1.1203203 SA Time: 31 December 2011 9:24:23 PM GMT-03:00 New Antarctic record for Toyota Hilux South Africa’s Toyota Hilux AT vehicles (built by Toyota SA and converted by Arctic Trucks) have set some new world records in the harsh Antarctic climate. The first record was already recorded late last year when the vehicles, as […]
Weird Wildlife: The Real Animals of Antarctica
Weird Wildlife: The Real Animals of Antarctica by Andrea Mustain Caption: A tardigrade strikes a pose for the microscope. Credit: Byron Adams. Ask anyone to name an Antarctic land animal, and chances are the response will be, “penguin.” Try again, says David Barnes, a scientist with the British Antarctic Survey. “Penguins aren’t really residents […]