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- Japan calling for refusing Steve Irwin in ports [1%] by Raven, 2009-01-06 09:43
- The Japanese whalers want the authorities of New Zealand and Australia to refuse port entry to Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activists when they return from the ...
- Mawson's food storage found [1%] by Raven, 2009-01-02 14:47
- Almost a century after Sir Douglas Mawson led his Antarctic Expedition, a cache of food that he left behind was found in polar cold storage.
- During IPY 2008: Nunavut most active [1%] by Raven, 2009-01-02 14:38
- Jamal Shirley of the Nunavut Research Institute in Iqaluit stated that of all the Canadian provinces, Nunavut hosted the most scientific research projects and ...
- Whalers disrupted by protestors [1%] by Raven, 2009-01-02 14:31
- Although the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research claims that the presence of the anti-whaling activists does not prevent them from culling whales, the Sea ...
- Seven penguin species to be put on list [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-18 10:53
- To put six species of penguin on the list as "threatened species" and one — the African penguin — as an "endangered" species. That is what the Fish and ...
- Patrol ship passengers evacuated [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-18 11:05
- According to the Ministry of Defense, ten people needed to be airlifted from a stricken Royal Navy Antarctic patrol ship after it lost power off the tip of ...
- Newborn right whale stranded [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-18 10:13
- A newborn right whale, beached on a Hatteras Island beach, had no chance of survival without its mother. The animal was thought to be just a few weeks old.
- The check's in the mail [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-17 10:05
- Finally, nineteen years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill disrupted the livelihood of thousands of Alaskans, many of the 32,000 Exxon lawsuit claimants will be ...
- C-17 revolutionizes logistics [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-16 11:56
- The first operational C-17 Globemaster III airdrop to the Antarctic Gamburtsev Mountain Province was completed at the end of November. It was part of the ...
- Nice teeth you have darling ! [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-16 11:20
- The newest research on male Beaked whales' bizarre teeth suggest that they may have evolved to help females choose their mates, research suggests.
- Tool to identify Humpback whales [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-16 11:28
- The collaboration of several scientists resuled in a computer tool that helps identify individual humpback whales better. The tool will help with the research.
- Whales and dolphins threatened by noise [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-15 11:30
- The oceans are noisy and terribly polluted. According to a discussion at the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals it threatens ...
- The Arctic: "Ground Zero" for Climate Change [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-15 11:24
- Almost a 1,000 scientists and representatives of indigenous peoples from 16 countries have shared their findings and concerns about the rapidly warming Arctic ...
- Historical Quest to find Mawson's plane [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-15 11:12
- Last Friday, an Antarctic expedition team from the Mawson's Hut Foundation left Hobart, Australia on a historical quest. The search is on for Sir Douglas ...
- Researchers Build Telescope At South Pole [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-12 11:04
- A research team from the University of Delaware (USA) is battling with extreme weather conditions in Antarctica as they are building the world's largest ...
- Norway decreases whale quota [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-12 10:56
- Norway has authorised its whalers to harpoon 885 minke whales in 2009. This quota is less than that of previous years. Animal rights activists say it is a ...
- Cruise ship freed [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-10 10:43
- The Argentine passenger ship that was stranded last week after running aground in the Antarctic's Arowski peninsula has been freed by the Chilean Navy.
- Greenpeace launches campaign [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-10 10:36
- Yesterday, Greenpeace launched a campaign to turn Japan against whaling. Directors of the group from around the world delivered a letter to Prime Minister Taro ...
- Two rescued after plane went down in Arctic [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-09 10:36
- Two men, one Australian and a Swede, survived an 18 hour ordeal after their plane crash-landed on a slab of ice near Iqaluit, Nunavut in Canada.
- Japan will arrest anti-whaling activists [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-08 10:54
- Japan has stated that they will arrest any anti-whaling activists that forcibly interrupts Japan's whale hunting in the Antarctic Ocean.
- Bear Grylls injured in Antarctica [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-08 10:46
- Bear Grylls, known as Discovery Channel's rugged adventurer and star of its popular "Man vs. Wild" series, has been injured during an expedition in Antarctica.
- Ship stranded in Antarctica [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-08 10:45
- The Panamanian-flagged cruise ship Ushuaia sent out an alarm when it began leaking fuel and taking on water after running aground on Thursday.
- Arguments over Svalbard history [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-04 10:34
- Norway and Russia are arguing over Svalbard history after the Norwegian Governor of Svalbard requested the Pomor Museum in the Russian settlement of ...
- Calls for moratorium on Arctic exploration [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-03 11:16
- Following a recent European Commission policy paper on the Arctic, the World Wildlife Fund has called for a moratorium on oil and gas exploration and ...
- Daryl Hannah to join the "Steve Irwin" [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-03 11:00
- According to news reports, Hollywood actress Daryl Hannah will join the "Steve Irwin" in pursuing Japan's Antarctic whaling fleet. She previously critized ...
- Antarctic tourism posing new risks [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-03 10:49
- A growing number of tourists are attracted by the Antarctic wilderness. They are keen to experience the icy landscape yet their presence is posing new risks ...
- First comprehensive inventory of the sea and land animals [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-02 11:27
- British and German scientists have come up with the first comprehensive inventory of all the sea and land animals that are living in Antarctica's South Orkney ...
- Tutu supports global campaign against whaling [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-02 11:12
- Nobel Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu used very strong words last week he spoke in support of a global campaign to stop whaling by the International ...
- Giant squid needed police protection [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-01 11:41
- The transport of the 500-kilogram sea creature, caught last year in the Ross Sea in Antarctica, brought traffic to a standstill in the New Zealand capital of ...
- Measures for Arctic protection needed [1%] by Raven, 2008-12-01 11:19
- A new National Council should be established, according to the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, in order to meet the growing environmental challenges in ...
Te Papa Whale exhibition in Washington, DC