AMarinecensusreleasedrecentlydocumented 7,500 specieslivinginthe Antarctic and 5,500 in the arctic, includingseveral hundred that researchersbelieve could be new to science.
And now with Antarctic science being really a global science and part of understanding how the world works, it is becoming really vital that everybody works together."
VOA: special.2009.06.03
The Ice Dragon, a modified Seaglider operated by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has explored under the Antarctic ice shelf, and another modified Seaglider, the Deepglider, can plumb the depths down to 6km (20, 000 feet).
Peter West, spokesman for the National Science Foundation, which oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program, said 24 hours of daylight this time of year should help rescue efforts.
Tom Sharpe, Antarctic geologist and curator of the exhibition Captain Scott, South For Science, argues that Wales fell in love with the mission because of the brilliant propaganda of the Terra Nova's second-in-command, Edward (Teddy) Evans, later Lord Mountevans.