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Science in Antarctica

Posted by michael on from the button-up-your-overcoat dept.

Richard writes "Just to prove that science is cool; Tania, the editor of Nerdling zine has travelled to Antarctica just to publish some interesting reading material on her blog. Apparently there to calibrate a bunch of physics equipment she appears to spend most of her time marvelling at ice bergs and penguins, abseiling around the continent, and giving us explicit details of the everyday ordinary stuff. Advanced technology in an extreme environment, fantastic stuff!"

4 of 113 comments (clear)

  1. Re:'abseiling'? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Abseiling: Lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside

  2. Firefox unfriendly :( by Richard_at_work · · Score: 4, Informative

    Unfortunately her blog renders badly on this install of firefox, anyone else getting overlapping between the two panes?

  3. Re:didnt know that abseiling was a verb by Thwomp · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well in English it is! :-)

  4. Re:Lake in Antarctica? by mmontour · · Score: 3, Informative

    You're probably thinking of Lake Vostok.