Antarctica

NASA's next rover target after Mars? Greenland

2013-05-03 14:39:00

NASA is sending a rover to a remote frontier on harsh terrain that's unfriendly to humans. But it won't be to the moon or Mars -- it's headed for Greenland.� From May 3 to June 8, the Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research will...

Bat-eating spiders: Bat death traps on all continents but one

2013-03-17 12:42:18

Bucket List Adventures

2013-03-10 08:00:00

Beyond the boundaries of our everyday world is a planet filled with the extraordinary. Here are four voyages of discovery that will draw you into the vibrant and wondrous present, forging memories that will always remain a part of you.� Exploring...

George Steinmetz's unique perspective on 'hyperarid' desert regions

2012-12-30 06:00:00

Photographers are known for going to extremes to get the perfect shot. George Steinmetz's method can be considered just plain crazy. To capture unique aerial views of the world's "hyperarid" desert regions (areas with less than 4 inches of rainfall...

Ice sheet melting accounts for 20% of sea level rise since 1992

2012-11-29 16:20:00

The loss of ice covering Greenland and Antarctica has accelerated over the last 20 years, shrinking three times as much as in the 1990s and contributing substantially to sea level rise, according to a comprehensive new study of ice sheet loss conducted by...

Richard Branson first to have 1 million LinkedIn followers

2012-11-30 10:51:00

Sir Richard Branson has become the first person on LinkedIn to get 1 million followers as one of the social network's "thought leaders." The English entrepreneur and founder of Virgin Group reached the feat Friday morning. He currently has nearly...

Michael Wigge is the ultimate budget traveler

2012-05-27 00:00:00

Michael Wigge left Berlin without a penny and traveled 25,000 miles to Antarctica, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot, from Europe to Canada and the U.S. and then through Latin America. Wigge, a travel journalist...

Japan to release three activists who boarded whaling vessel

2012-01-10 04:37:25

Art review: 'Alighieri Boetti by Afghan Women' at UCLA Fowler Museum

2012-03-12 16:33:49

SeaWorld Orlando ups ante to battle wizards, princesses, aliens

2011-11-11 06:30:00

SeaWorld Orlando has announced a multi-year plan to add a 3-D movie, a swim-with-sea-life attraction and a new themed land in an effort to counter increasing competition in Florida's crowded theme park marketplace. The largest and most expensive...

Robert Helliwell dies at 90; electrical engineer who expanded understanding of Earth's atmosphere

2011-06-13 00:00:00

Robert Helliwell, a Stanford electrical engineer whose study of radio waves emitted by lightning opened a new window to understanding the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere, died May 3 in Palo Alto of complications of dementia. He was 90. Helliwell...

Massive new iceberg forming -- right now -- in Antarctica

2011-11-04 21:36:58

From Antarctica's back entrance near Journey to Atlantis, guests will see SeaWorld Orlando's SkyTower and rockwork that resembles a penguin

2013-05-19 10:50:00

A 30-foot icy archway will greet visitors to Antarctica when it opens May 24, 2013.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

FOR INSIDE CALENDAR MAY 24 AND ONLINE GALLERY: Penguins acclimate to their new habitat at the "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" attraction, during an exclusive preview, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The attraction is scheduled to open Friday, May 24. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI .

2013-05-15 00:00:00