Top rated female player and former World Champion Hou Yifan visited Chile from 2-10th February. The first activity was a 60-board simultaneous exhibition at the Plaza de la Constitución del Palacio de la Moneda. On the same day Hou Yifan visited...
Hou Yifan to play chess in Antarctica
Former Women’s World Champion Hou Yifan is visiting Chile from 2-10th February. The first activity was a 60-board simultaneous exhibition at the Plaza de la Constitución del Palacio de la Moneda. On the same day Hou Yifan visited Universidad...
Antarctica simul
Chess champ takes on 20 opponents at HayMay 25 2008 Media Wales Former chess grandmaster Boris Spassky will today take on 20 opponents simultaneously – including one in Antarctica. Spassky will take up the challenge at the Hay Festival,...
190 million dino discovered in Antarctica
New Dinosaur Discovered in AntarcticaBy JEANNA BRYNERPosted: 2007-12-11 17:14:14Filed Under: Science News (Dec. 11) – A hefty, long-necked dinosaur that lumbered across the Antarctic before meeting its demise 190 million years ago has been identified and named, more than...
Strange Sea Creatures Found
Strange Sea Creatures Found in AntarcticaBy Deborah ZabarenkoReuters WASHINGTON (Feb. 25) – Spindly orange sea stars, fan-finned ice fish and herds of roving sea cucumbers are among the exotic creatures spied off the Antarctic coast in an area formerly...
A fascinating find in Antartica
A RADARSAT Map of Antarctica Scientists Find Lakes Under AntarcticaAP and ReutersAOL Wire Services WASHINGTON (Feb. 15) – Beneath the snow, ice and bitter cold of Antarctica, scientists — using space-based lasers — have discovered a network of lakes...