http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/photos_giant_unknown_animals_found_off_antarctica/?source=rss Giant sea spiders, spine-crushing daggertooth fish, and pink "sea pigs" are just a sampling of exotic creatures hauled up by scientists during a recent Antarctic expedition. Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Antarctica, Antarctica related, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-03-29T00:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/al_gore_ipcc_share_nobel_peace_prize_for_2007/?source=rss The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, UK Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote dIvoire, Dijbouti, Dem. 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Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, Germany, Antarctica 2007-05-17T15:13:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chain_of_cascading_lakes_discovered_under_antarctica/?source=rss A series of connected lakes has been discovered deep beneath glaciers in Antarctica and are speeding streams of polar ice into the sea, scientists announced yesterday. Environment, Land, Water, Science, General Science, Regions, Antarctica, Antarctica related, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-02-17T14:38:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/doomsday_vault_will_protect_millions_of_seeds/?source=rss An Arctic "doomsday vault" aimed at providing mankind with food in case of a global catastrophe will be designed to sustain the effects of climate change, the project's builders said Friday as they unveiled the architectural plans. World, General World, Regions, Europe, Norway, Antarctica, Antarctica related, World Top Stories 2007-02-13T01:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/antarctic_hill_surprises_experts/?source=rss For the first time, a drumlin - a mound of sediment and rock - has been observed mid-formation, in Antarctica. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, General Environment, Land, Science, General Science, Regions, Antarctica, Antarctica related 2007-01-30T17:36:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/a_wanderlust_of_deep_sea_fauna_under_antarctic_ice_shelf/?source=rss Under the former Larsen ice shelf east of the Antarctic Peninsula, deep-sea sea cucumbers and stalked feather stars were ubiquitously found in shallow waters. Environment, General Environment, Regions, Antarctica, Antarctica related, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2007-01-25T16:03:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/explorers_set_mark_in_antarctica_journey/?source=rss A team of British and Canadian explorers endured seven weeks of howling winds and subzero temperatures to become the first expedition to reach the geographic center of Antarctica without any mechanical assistance. Regions, Oceania, Australia, Antarctica, Antarctica related 2007-01-22T15:30:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nasa_video_tours_earths_frozen_assets/?source=rss Now a white winter is available to all, thanks to an unprecedented digital video of Earth's coldest, iciest places just released by NASA. World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Space, Regions, North America, United States, Antarctica 2005-12-21T05:37:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/add_water_life_stirs/?source=rss Microbes freeze-dried in Antarctica for two decades sprang to life when scientists added water, revealing yet another extreme ecosystem that shows life's incredible resiliency. Science, Regions, North America, United States, Colorado, Antarctica 2005-08-12T13:05:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/progress_made_at_conference_on_antarctica/?source=rss Delegates attending a conference in Sweden on protecting Antarctica have made substantial progress towards agreeing a deal on issues such as reaction to a major incident, the conference chairman said on Monday. World, Environment, Land, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, Sweden, Antarctica, Popular Articles 2005-06-16T09:06:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/expedition_reaches_antarctic_icecap_peak/?source=rss A 12-man Chinese expedition surmounted the highest icecap peak in Antarctica at 3:16 a.m. Tuesday, according to the polar expedition office of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA). Special Interest, Regions, East Asia, China, Antarctica 2005-01-31T06:19:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/japan_is_shipping_home_a_half_centurys_worth_of_garbage_from_antarctica/?source=rss Japanese researchers in Antarctica are getting serious about cleaning up the half-century's worth of garbage piled up at their base on the southernmost continent, an official said Thursday. Environment, Land, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Antarctica 2004-06-17T19:05:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_dinosaur_species_found_in_antarctica/?source=rss Scientists have discovered two new dinosaur species in Antarctica's frozen reaches, one a primitive carnivore that survived long after its closest relatives had gone extinct, the other a large plant eater found on a mountainside 400 miles from the South Pole, they reported yesterday. Science, Archeology, Regions, Antarctica 2004-02-27T13:52:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/un_wants_rules_for_bioprospecting_in_antarctica/?source=rss The United Nations said on Sunday rules were needed to prevent a free-for-all search for unique Antarctic organisms that can be used for pharmaceutical and other commercial purposes. Business, Regions, Antarctica, United Nations 2004-02-03T14:19:00-08:00