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The spectacular Aurora Australis over Antarctica.

• Monday, 25 May, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in antarctica, Science
Tags: antarctica, Aurora Australis, images of Antarctica

Antarctic Ice Caves

• Tuesday, 14 April, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in antarctica, Green Issues, Science
Tags: Antarctic Photo Library, antarctica, ice caves, National Science Foundation, Ross Island

Antarctic fossil find shows Antarctica was once warmer.

• Wednesday, 6 August, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Climate Change, News, Science
Tags: antarctica, Climate Change, fossils, McMurdo Dry Valleys, National Science Foundation

Major breakthrough in solar storage at MIT.

• Friday, 1 August, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Green Issues, News, Science, World Economics
Tags: household fuel cell, MIT, new catalyst, News, solar power, solar storage breakthrough

Antarctic geological evidence of link to North America.

• Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Science, World History
Tags: antarctica, geological find, supercontinent of Rodinia, SWEAT hypothesis, transantarctic Mountains image, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Wilkins ice shelf winter collapse – a troubling sign of rapid global warming say scientists.

• Saturday, 12 July, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, News, Politics, Science, World Economics
Tags: climate change skeptics, European Space Agency, global warming, News, ocean warming, Wilkins ice shelf collapse

Australia faces more frequent and severe droughts study shows – supporting Garnaut’s call for action.

• Monday, 7 July, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, News, Politics, Science, Social Policy, World Economics
Tags: binding commitment on climate, Climate Change, drought, emissions trading scheme, greenhouse gases, Politics, Ross Garnaut report

School Bullying to be examined at 4th World Conference on Violence at School and Public Policy in Lisbon.

• Monday, 23 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Politics, Science, Social Policy
Tags: 4th World Conference on School violence and public poli, bullying and public policies, News, School bullying, school violence, Scientific research, Social Policy

Mud volcano on Java triggered by gas exploration drilling say researchers.

• Sunday, 15 June, 2008 • 1 Comment

Posted in Green Issues, News, Science
Tags: earthquakes, environmental impact, gas exploration drilling, unnatural disaster, vocano

Pesticide residues persist even in pristine Antarctica.

• Monday, 9 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, News, Science
Tags: antarctica, DDT, Penguins in Antarctica, pesticide residues, pollution, pristine environments