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Hum, It seems Enceladus is not alone in having a polar hotspot... :smile: Researchers have found the Earth's most northernmost underwater hot springs, spouting out of the seabed in the otherwise chilly waters of the Norwegian Sea. It's a veritable oasis featuring tropical-like coral and u...

Exotic sea creatures never before seen by man. New varieties of plants and animals. Maybe even the clues to the origin of life on this planet. All that could be discovered when an international team of scientists takes a first-ever peek under the ice packs of the Arctic Ocean next month, providing the...

A catastrophic 'superflood' following the rupture of a massive glacier-dammed lake in Canada at the end of the Ice Age probably plunged the world into centuries of climatic chaos. That single event was likely responsible for the most dramatic climate change of the last 10,000 years, accordin...

A warming climate has heated much of Alaska's permafrost to temperatures just below freezing and drastic changes are expected in the coming decades as that layer of frozen soil thaws, a prominent scientist said on Wednesday. Vladimir Romanovsky, an associate professor at the University of Ala...

A hot air balloon managed to reach The North Pole for the first time in the history of Arctic exploration on Monday. The `Holy Russia` (Svyataya Rus) crew named their expedition "A Flight to the Summit of the Globe". It took the men 38 days to cover 980 km starting from Cape Arktichesk...

In the first test of a new radar instrument, scientists have seen through more than a mile of Greenland ice to reveal an image of land that has been hidden for millions of years. Ohio State University scientists and their colleagues will use what they learn from the instrument, dubbed GISMO (for Glo...

Arctic Sea-Ice Monitor by AMSR-E Aug 16,2007Next» See more

This Envisat satellite image shows an ice-free Foxe Basin a shallow extension of the Atlantic Ocean located in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Foxe Basin remains ice-covered for most of the year, with landfast ice (sea ice that remains attached to the coast) dominating in the north and pack ice (...

Polarstern installs Arctic Ocean observatory EU-funded researchers have succeeded in installing a new deep-sea observatory to monitor a mud volcano in the Arctic region. The observation ward was established during the research vessel Polarstern's 24th Arctic expedition from mid-July to ear...

Hunting Arctic Asteroid Impact With Hovercraft Two polar scientists hot on the trail of an arctic mystery have a new tool for exploration: a hovercraft, specially outfitted for week-long trips over the ice with scientific instruments and solar panels. Their quarry is a nearly 22,000 square-mile...

New satellites could improve Arctic communications The Canadian Space Agency is studying the possibility of launching two new satellites into orbit that could improve weather information, telecommunications and internet access in the North. The CSA is conducting a concept study into the idea...

Exhibition explores art of the Arctic's ancient hunters Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, through Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 · Princeton University Art Museum Read more

Chinese scientists are gearing up for a trip to the North Pole in mid-July to explore the arctic. The expedition will last six months and include research into polar meteorology, environmental monitoring and sea ice. A team of 21 Chinese scientists will soon leave for the Yellow River Statio...

Ancient turtle migrated from Asia to America over a tropical Arctic In Arctic Canada, a team of geologists from the University of Rochester has discovered a surprise fossil: a tropical, freshwater, Asian turtle. The find strongly suggests that animals migrated from Asia to North America not arou...

NASA is launching a mission from Alaska next month, but it won't be into space. The agency will take to the sea June 15 from Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians on its first dedicated oceanographic field campaign. [url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012062135_apaknasaarctic...

The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker NS Rossiya ("Russia") has arrived at the Severny Polyus-38 (SP-38) polar station to help the 16 scientists living there relocate to a new Arctic drift station. The SP-38 polar station was established on an 7 x 12 kilometre Arctic ice floe in the C...

The drifting station research unit 'North Pole-35' at 81.26 north latitude, 103.30 east longitude. was set up in the Arctic on Friday. "The research unit will begin work by sending the first weather-report to the Global Weather Network" - Sergei Balyasnikov, a spokesman for the Arct...

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Earth Arctic Hydrothermal Northern hot springs (Preview)	Solar System	5	3500	Sep 18 16:29 2008 by Blobrana
Hum, It seems Enceladus is not alone in having a polar hotspot... :smile: Researchers have found the Earth's most northernmost underwater hot springs, spouting out of the seabed in the otherwise chilly waters of the Norwegian Sea. It's a veritable oasis featuring tropical-like coral and u...
Arctic Climate Arctic Ocean ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 10 ) (Preview)	General news	91	20324	Mar 22 21:25 2017 by Blobrana
Exotic sea creatures never before seen by man. New varieties of plants and animals. Maybe even the clues to the origin of life on this planet. All that could be discovered when an international team of scientists takes a first-ever peek under the ice packs of the Arctic Ocean next month, providing the...
Arctic Climate Flood Arctic superflood (Preview)	Off Topic	3	2708	Apr 28 19:35 2010 by Blobrana
A catastrophic 'superflood' following the rupture of a massive glacier-dammed lake in Canada at the end of the Ice Age probably plunged the world into centuries of climatic chaos. That single event was likely responsible for the most dramatic climate change of the last 10,000 years, accordin...
Arctic Climate Alaska's permafrost (Preview)	General news	7	3831	Oct 1 09:38 2007 by Blobrana
A warming climate has heated much of Alaska's permafrost to temperatures just below freezing and drastic changes are expected in the coming decades as that layer of frozen soil thaws, a prominent scientist said on Wednesday. Vladimir Romanovsky, an associate professor at the University of Ala...
Arctic Balloon North Pole balloon (Preview)	General news	0	1312	May 26 10:13 2005 by Blobrana
A hot air balloon managed to reach The North Pole for the first time in the history of Arctic exploration on Monday. The `Holy Russia` (Svyataya Rus) crew named their expedition "A Flight to the Summit of the Globe". It took the men 38 days to cover 980 km starting from Cape Arktichesk...
Arctic Greenland ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview)	General news	37	9523	Sep 22 18:15 2016 by Blobrana
In the first test of a new radar instrument, scientists have seen through more than a mile of Greenland ice to reveal an image of land that has been hidden for millions of years. Ohio State University scientists and their colleagues will use what they learn from the instrument, dubbed GISMO (for Glo...
Arctic Arctic Sea-Ice Monitor ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Off Topic	13	4133	Sep 15 18:07 2016 by Blobrana
Arctic Sea-Ice Monitor by AMSR-E Aug 16,2007Next» See more
Arctic Foxe Basin (Preview)	General news	0	1169	Oct 3 13:21 2007 by Blobrana
This Envisat satellite image shows an ice-free Foxe Basin a shallow extension of the Atlantic Ocean located in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Foxe Basin remains ice-covered for most of the year, with landfast ice (sea ice that remains attached to the coast) dominating in the north and pack ice (...
Arctic Arctic Ocean observatory (Preview)	General news	0	1065	Sep 7 11:51 2009 by Blobrana
Polarstern installs Arctic Ocean observatory EU-funded researchers have succeeded in installing a new deep-sea observatory to monitor a mud volcano in the Arctic region. The observation ward was established during the research vessel Polarstern's 24th Arctic expedition from mid-July to ear...
Arctic Crater Arctic Asteroid Impact (Preview)	Meteorite News	5	2883	Aug 3 18:35 2010 by Blobrana
Hunting Arctic Asteroid Impact With Hovercraft Two polar scientists hot on the trail of an arctic mystery have a new tool for exploration: a hovercraft, specially outfitted for week-long trips over the ice with scientific instruments and solar panels. Their quarry is a nearly 22,000 square-mile...
Arctic Arctic communications satellites (Preview)	Mission News	0	1311	Aug 4 22:52 2009 by Blobrana
New satellites could improve Arctic communications The Canadian Space Agency is studying the possibility of launching two new satellites into orbit that could improve weather information, telecommunications and internet access in the North. The CSA is conducting a concept study into the idea...
Arctic Gifts From the Ancestors: Ancient Ivories of Bering Strait (Preview)	Events	0	1080	Oct 3 16:43 2009 by Blobrana
Exhibition explores art of the Arctic's ancient hunters Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, through Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 · Princeton University Art Museum Read more
Arctic Chinese Arctic expedition (Preview)	Off Topic	2	2343	Aug 3 01:36 2008 by Blobrana
Chinese scientists are gearing up for a trip to the North Pole in mid-July to explore the arctic. The expedition will last six months and include research into polar meteorology, environmental monitoring and sea ice. A team of 21 Chinese scientists will soon leave for the Yellow River Statio...
Arctic Arctic Ocean (Preview)	Off Topic	1	1244	Feb 1 19:09 2009 by Blobrana
Ancient turtle migrated from Asia to America over a tropical Arctic In Arctic Canada, a team of geologists from the University of Rochester has discovered a surprise fossil: a tropical, freshwater, Asian turtle. The find strongly suggests that animals migrated from Asia to North America not arou...
Arctic NASA Arctic mission (Preview)	Off Topic	4	1626	Jun 5 19:24 2012 by Blobrana
NASA is launching a mission from Alaska next month, but it won't be into space. The agency will take to the sea June 15 from Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians on its first dedicated oceanographic field campaign. [url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012062135_apaknasaarctic...
Arctic SP-39 polar station (Preview)	Observatories	0	845	Sep 25 01:44 2011 by Blobrana
The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker NS Rossiya ("Russia") has arrived at the Severny Polyus-38 (SP-38) polar station to help the 16 scientists living there relocate to a new Arctic drift station. The SP-38 polar station was established on an 7 x 12 kilometre Arctic ice floe in the C...
Arctic North Pole-35 (Preview)	General news	2	1358	Jul 15 16:31 2008 by Blobrana
The drifting station research unit 'North Pole-35' at 81.26 north latitude, 103.30 east longitude. was set up in the Arctic on Friday. "The research unit will begin work by sending the first weather-report to the Global Weather Network" - Sergei Balyasnikov, a spokesman for the Arct...