Tag: Antarctica

Edinburgh Uni student in Antarctica to feature on new stamp

AN EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY student studying the retreat of Glaciers in Antarctica will be immortalised on a new stamp.   Damon Davies, a postgraduate GeoSciences student at...

Scotland handed power over Antarctica – by mistake

SCOTS ministers are locked in a bitter battle with Westminster over Antarctica after it emerged power over the area had been devolved by accident. David...

PICTURE SPECIAL: Polar regions in the freeze frame

Stunning images of barren polar landscapes and the animals which inhabit them have been released to celebrate a new documentary. Frozen Planet features footage of...

PICTURE SPECIAL: Polar regions in the freeze frame

Stunning images of barren polar landscapes and the animals which inhabit them have been released to celebrate a new documentary. Frozen Planet features footage of...

Journey to the centre of the Earth: Scientists drill to sub-glacial lake

SCIENTISTS are to drill to a lake buried three kilometers beneath Antarctic ice in a bid to discover new life forms. The team, led by...

New exhibition opens celebrating 100 years of polar exploration

  By Cara Sulieman AN EXHIBITION celebrating the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s journey to the South Pole opens tomorrow (Fri). Photographs on display include those taken...

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