NASA is testing the rover in Antarctica, an environment similar to the salty oceans hidden beneath the thick ice crusts of Europa and Enceladus.
When Frank Sinatra crooned “If I can make here, I can make it anywhere,” he probably didn’t have Antarctica in mind, but the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station in East Antarctica proves that renewable energy from wind turbines and solar panels can power a community with zero emissions electricity anywhere in the world
The recent success has been driven by a couple of factors. Precision Measurement Engineering, or PME, launched the most budget friendly sensor on the market for measuring dissolved oxygen in water …
Motherboard |
Real 'Ice Wives' and Husbands of Antarctica: Friends With Benefits Keep the South Pole Steamy
Motherboard Allow me to state two obvious things: Antarctica is very cold. Antarctica is also very remote. It is so hard to get there that workers and scientists are often stationed in Antarctica for months, and research stations have very spotty internet … |
Popular Mechanics |
To Survive Antarctica, Scientists Enter a Kind of 'Psychological Hibernation'
Popular Mechanics Antarctica isn't for everyone. If we're being honest, it's not for humans at all. People are social creatures, and living at a base at the bottom of the world doesn't offer too many opportunities for interacting with others. Combine that with the near … Antarctic Winters Trigger Psychological Hibernation so People Can Cope With Isolation and Darkness |
ABC News |
Whale songs in the ocean around Antarctica have transformed; climate change could be why
ABC News Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Interested in Environment? Add Environment as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Environment news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Environment. |
Top Gear |
The Venturi Antarctica is a sub-zero EV*
Top Gear Like this – the Antarctica. Unveiled last week by Monaco's Prince Albert, it's a zero-emissions Antarctic exploration vehicle designed to withstand temperatures as low as -50 degrees. It uses the same battery cells Venturi fits to its cars. Two 60kW … |
Illawarra Mercury |
UOW researchers educational journey over Antarctica cosmos
Illawarra Mercury As the University of Wollongong researchers flew over Antarctica, its immense beauty and hazards were clear to see. But the researchers from UOW's Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP) were more concerned with cosmic radiation coming from … |
Gainesville Sun |
UF student preps for research trip to Antarctica
Gainesville Sun Next week, Davis will check her most unique continent off the list when she travels to Antarctica as part of a research team to study the Mercer Subglacial Lake. Davis, a microbiology and cell science doctoral candidate in UF's College of Agricultural … |
New York Times |
Racing Across Antarctica, One Freezing Day at a Time
New York Times Monday was not an ideal morning to ski in Antarctica. The wind was fast, and a snowstorm was producing whiteout conditions, making the skiing feel like “being inside a Ping-Pong ball,” in the words of the American adventure athlete Colin O'Brady. But … |