Antarctic Guide Blog
Using Antarctic grass to develop frost tolerant wheat
A research team based in Victoria is getting some encouraging results from its genetic testing done on antarctic hair grass. (Deschampsia Antarctica). For the last ten years the Department of Primary Industries in Victoria has been trying to develop a frost tolerant wheat. Research scientist Ulrik John says they have had some success identifying the crucial genes […]
Century on – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Century on – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Mawson plane crash anniversary Updated October 05, 2011 13:58:14 It is a century since the crash of Sir Douglas Mawson’s intended Antarctic exploration plane at Cheltenham racecourse in Adelaide during a test flight.Unable to take to the air again, the craft was then used as a powered snow […]
Karlsen does not want icebreaker abandoned – Business – TheChronicleHerald.ca
Karlsen does not want icebreaker abandoned – Business – TheChronicleHerald.ca. Karlsen Shipping Co. Ltd. was placed in receivership in May after TD Bank called in a $4.6-million loan. The Polar Star, a converted icebreaker used for adventure cruises to the Arctic and Antarctic, was seized after the bank action. The vessel is in a Canary […]
Polar Oceans In Transition
Polar Oceans In Transition. October 4, 2011 Polar bears will be affected by climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic, but so will India’s iconic tigers and elephants. Researchers from Norway, India, Germany and Chile are joining forces to understand what is happening in polar oceans — and what can be done.
Coast presenter Neil Oliver feared death while filming new series in the Antarctic – The Daily Record
Coast presenter Neil Oliver feared death while filming new series in the Antarctic – The Daily Record. As part of the series, he travelled to Antarctica in the footsteps of pioneer William Speirs Bruce. Oliver, 44, filmed The Last Explorers, as part of BBC1 Scotland’s Explorers Season.
Orlando Bloom | Orlando Bloom Escaped Pressures Of Fame On Antarctic Trip | Contactmusic
Orlando Bloom | Orlando Bloom Escaped Pressures Of Fame On Antarctic Trip | Contactmusic. Orlando Bloom jumped at the chance to escape the pressures of fame by embarking on a trip to the Antarctic in 2007 after his Hollywood career left him feeling “discombobulated”. He joined his cousin on a research trip to Antarctica on […]
Keep Antarctic mining ban, and Bob’s your uncle | The Australian
Keep Antarctic mining ban, and Bob’s your uncle | The Australian. BOB Hawke is dusting off his diplomatic skills to assist a global push to protect and strengthen one of his crowning achievements in office: the ban on mining in Antarctica. The former prime minister and his former French counterpart, Michel Rocard, are hoping […]
Japan to hold Antarctic whale hunts despite activist threats to disrupt them – The Washington Post
Japan to hold Antarctic whale hunts despite activist threats to disrupt them – The Washington Post. TOKYO — Japan will go ahead with its whaling program in the Antarctic later this year under heightened security to fend off activists who have vowed to disrupt the annual hunt, the country’s fisheries minister said.
Melting Arctic ice clears the way for supertanker voyages | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Melting Arctic ice clears the way for supertanker voyages | Environment | guardian.co.uk. ”Scandinavian shipowners say cargo routes through the Arctic, made possible by warmer temperatures, would save money and emissions
To Rule the Arctic’s Waves, U.S. Can’t Waive the Rules: View – Businessweek
To Rule the Arctic’s Waves, U.S. Can’t Waive the Rules: View – Businessweek. Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — The melting of Arctic ice as a result of global warming has set off a race to capitalize on the polar region’s suddenly accessible resources and expanding navigable waterways. Yet even as Canada, Russia and others stake their […]