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Science on Ice Discovering the Secrets of Antarctica

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  • "In Science on Ice, award-winning science broadcaster and writer Veronika Meduna follows deep-south scientists who huddle in tents and dive under ice to study ancient mud, fat fish, migrating penguins and fossilised forests. Meduna presents us with a fascinating frozen land ? Antarctica's ice cap holds three quarters of the planet's fresh water, its layers of ice and sediment record past climate conditions going back millions of years, and the oceans around it drive the global food chain and a giant conveyor belt of currents that transports heat around the globe. The creatures that call Antarc..."
  • "Antarctica is very difficult and expensive to get to and a tough place to live and do scientific research. Nevertheless, over the last century, large numbers of biologists, physicists, geoscientists, and chemists have headed to Antarctica from all over the world and, in particular, because of our proximity, from New Zealand. Because Antarctica offers a peculiar environment ripe for tackling some of the biggest scientific questions, such as: Is there life on other planets? Life on the early earth evolved in extreme environments - very hot or very cold, with atmospheres and oceans full of weird chemicals. In the cold ice and hot undersea vents around Antarctica, scientists can study life in extremes and gain insight into how life began on earth and how it might have developed across the rest of the universe. Climate change. This is not driven evenly around the world. Instead, a few key phenomena seem to drive the weather - El Nino off South America, the Gulf Stream that keeps Great Britain warm, etc. Antarctica is one of these key climate drivers. As scientists watch glaciers retreat and icebergs break off the continent, they can begin to understand the extent and impact of climate change."
  • "In Science on Ice, award-winning science broadcaster and writer Veronika Meduna follows deep-south scientists who huddle in tents and dive under ice to study ancient mud, fat fish, migrating penguins and fossilised forests."
  • "In Science on Ice, award-winning science broadcaster and writer Veronika Meduna follows deep-south scientists who huddle in tents and dive under ice to study ancient mud, fat fish, migrating penguins and fossilised forests. Meduna presents us with a fascinating frozen land? Antarctica's ice cap holds three quarters of the planet's fresh water, its layers of ice and sediment record past climate conditions going back millions of years, and the oceans around it drive the global food chain and a giant conveyor belt of currents that transports heat around the globe. The creatures that call Antarc."

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  • "Science on Ice Discovering the Secrets of Antarctica"
  • "Science on ice : discovering the secrets of Antarctica"
  • "Science on Ice : Discovering the Secrets of Antarctica"

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