Science News for Kids » Antarctica http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Piercing a buried polar lake http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/researchers-in-antarctica-drilled-through-a-half-mile-of-ice-to-reach-water-that-hasnt-had-contact-with-the-atmosphere-for-thousands-of-years/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/researchers-in-antarctica-drilled-through-a-half-mile-of-ice-to-reach-water-that-hasnt-had-contact-with-the-atmosphere-for-thousands-of-years/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:48:41 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15458 This 1,000-meter hose — spooled onto an enormous and very heavy container — was used as a drill to pierce deeply through Antarctica’s ice. Credit: J. Raloff/Science News for Kids

Researchers in Antarctica drilled through a half-mile of ice to reach water that hasn’t had contact with the atmosphere for thousands of years.]]> This 1,000-meter hose — spooled onto an enormous and very heavy container — was used as a drill to pierce deeply through Antarctica’s ice. Credit: J. Raloff/Science News for Kids

Researchers in Antarctica drilled through a half-mile of ice to reach water that hasn’t had contact with the atmosphere for thousands of years.]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/researchers-in-antarctica-drilled-through-a-half-mile-of-ice-to-reach-water-that-hasnt-had-contact-with-the-atmosphere-for-thousands-of-years/feed/ 0 Less ice, more seawater http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:00:31 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15175 Meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet carved this canyon. Credit: Ian Joughin

Shrinking ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels, large-scale study confirms]]> Meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet carved this canyon. Credit: Ian Joughin

Shrinking ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels, large-scale study confirms]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/feed/ 0 Watching our seas rise http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:52:14 +0000 Douglas Fox http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14790 Sandy-storm-surge_feature

Satellites, coral reefs, ancient Roman fishponds and sinking cities help us understand how humans are changing sea level ]]> Sandy-storm-surge_feature

Satellites, coral reefs, ancient Roman fishponds and sinking cities help us understand how humans are changing sea level ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/feed/ 0 Seal scientists http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/elephant-seals-help-climate-scientists-understand-deepwater-heating-around-antarctica/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/elephant-seals-help-climate-scientists-understand-deepwater-heating-around-antarctica/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:18:42 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14191 As elephant seals dove, swam and fed around an Antarctic ice shelf, sensors on their heads took measurements of the surrounding water. Credit: Lars Boehme

Elephant seals help climate scientists understand deepwater heating around Antarctica]]> As elephant seals dove, swam and fed around an Antarctic ice shelf, sensors on their heads took measurements of the surrounding water. Credit: Lars Boehme

Elephant seals help climate scientists understand deepwater heating around Antarctica]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/elephant-seals-help-climate-scientists-understand-deepwater-heating-around-antarctica/feed/ 0 The oldest place on Earth http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-oldest-place-on-earth/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-oldest-place-on-earth/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:40:51 +0000 Douglas Fox http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12977 Flt-2-Friis-Hills-high-3_feature

Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives ]]> Flt-2-Friis-Hills-high-3_feature

Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-oldest-place-on-earth/feed/ 0