First Portuguese Explorer of Newfoundland Close on the heels of John Cabot, Corte-Real disappeared seeking Asia and new lands for Portugal. Gaspar was born between 1450 and 1455, the son of João Vaz Corte-Real, a governor of...
He spent £350,000 to visit every country on earth in the shortest time possible and thereby earnt himself a mention in the Guinness Book of Records - just don't expect to be thrilled by his pictures. While businessman Kashi...
Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The Potsdam institute's researchers come from a variety of diciplines At the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, some 300 scientists investigate the causes and...
GREENLAND — Residents can follow the progress of the Winnicut River restoration with an on-site Web cam that has recorded the work in time lapse photography. The removal of the Winnicut River dam earlier this fall will make way...
Summary: Astrobiology Magazine's climate blog, The Hot Zone, recently discussed how receding glaciers could have catastrophic consequences for Earth's climate. Consider Greenland, with its 2.5 million gigaton ice sheet. Using...
A new study of Antarctica’s climate history shows that in some brief warm periods between ice ages, temperatures were up to 6oC warmer than the present day. The findings, reported this week in the journal Nature, could help us...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fast-melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica will lead to a much sharper rise in sea levels than previously estimated, touching off flooding that will radically alter U.S. East Coast cities from Miami...
Art and humour merge at Bondi Beach, at the annual "Sculpture By The Sea" Exhibition in Sydney Australia. (Filmed by Jackie Greenland. Music by Freesound) By GREENLANDMEDIA Tags : Australia , Bondi , Greenlandmedia , Sculpture...
THE MAGNETIC NORTH: NOTES FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE BY SARA WHEELER (Jonathan Cape £20) By Jane Shilling Sara Wheeler is a travel writer and author of five books, including a biography of the Antarctic explorer, Apsley...
Revenues at USD 15.3 million for the quarter * The second purpose-built 3D EM vessel launched * EMGS awarded 3D EM survey offshore Greenland * Frigg reservoir characterisation survey awarded by TOTAL Highlights in the third...