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Have you seen this duck?

December 25, 2008 – 11:39 am

Ninety bathtub toys were hurled into a drainage hole on the Greenland ice in September - an experiment to see how melt waters find their way to the base of the ice sheet.
It was hoped the ducks would flow along subglacial channels and eventually pop out into the sea. They may still, but nothing has [...]

By natural | Posted in Animal Life, Environment | Comments (0)

FW: Colorful Antarctica

December 14, 2008 – 10:34 am

Amazing striped icebergs!
Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.
Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.
When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater [...]

By natural | Posted in Crystals, Environment | Comments (0)

Winds of Change

August 20, 2008 – 10:29 am

One of the most interesting competitions in the 2008 Beijing Olympics is the Sailing race.
Today Shahar Tzubery of Israel surprised everyone as he won the Bronze medal.

Shall we have any more action during these games?

By natural | Posted in Fitness | Comments (1)