Q. Dear Umbra, I'm a bit confused about the possible rise in sea level that may be caused by global warming. I know that in general water expands when warmed, and that is one cause of sea level elevation with respect to global...
Sometimes I wonder to myself, "Why does NASA have to be so mindbogglingly conservative all the time?" Well this morning I got my answer: taxpayers in the Midwest. The Rapid City Weekly News in South Dakota published an...
One of my favorite sites on the Web is JibJab, a cartoon and video satire site. Some of their most popular offerings are: This Land: President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry star in the political animation parody that...
Dylan from the “now half-defunct” band Antarctica Takes It! emailed me today to let me know that he’s touring with a band called James Rabbit. Needless to say, that’s all it took to get me to check the… (in post James Rabbit:...
Arctic terns abound in "seabird city" The Arctic tern spends the northern hemisphere winter in the Southern Ocean, as far as the Antarctic pack ice. Photograph: National Trust To us birders, the Farne Islands, off the coast of...
Lots of people talk about wanting free trade with various countries in South America. I have news for you... I not only don't want free trade with South America, I don't even want free travel to South America. Why? Because if...
Today's top green stories from websites around the world Natural History Museum baffled by mystery bug in their own back yard >> Source: Telegraph Insect experts at the Natural History Museum in London have been unable to...
Hey, did you hear that Apple came out with a new phone? If you didn’t, well, welcome back from the Antarctic vacation! Yes, Friday was the big iPhone 3G day. People lined up at stores to get the newest and shiniest Apple...
About This atoll exists as volcanic rock circled by reefs and exists awash at high tide. A French ownership since 1897, it was placed below the establishment of an Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic...
Once again the Fortean Times breaking news section turns up something fascinating... It would appear that some huge Antarctic icebergs make eerie sounds, which are a result of huge lumps of ice scraping past each other and...