Site of recently discovered new minerals protected

UPDATE (19 January 2015): This story is now featured on NSF’s website. Antarctic Treaty nations approve protection for Stornes Peninsula where U Maine’s Ed Grew discovered new minerals The Antarctic Treaty signatories meeting in Brasilia in May 2014 voted to designate Stornes Peninsula as an Antarctic Specially Protected Area. UMaine Research Professor Ed Grew has read more Site of recently discovered new minerals protected