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Improved Data Communications for South Pole Science New science data communications capability enables the NSF to share exciting results of its science programs with the public … Read More

New Evidence From NSF-funded ANDRILL Demonstrates Climate Warming Affects Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability A five-nation scientific team has published new evidence that even a slight rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, one of the gases that drives global warming, affects the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) ... Read More

Arctic and Antarctic-themed Activities to Bring a Breath of Polar Air to Baltimore The Maryland Science Center in Baltimore is the focal point of a range of public events April 4 and 5 that highlight federally funded Arctic and Antarctic research programs. The events are being held in conjunction with a meeting on the international treaty, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the first signing of the treaty. This is also the first time in 30 years the treaty parties have met in the U.S. ... Read More

British NSF-funded Researchers Deploy Automated Submarine to Better Understand the Mechanics of Antarctic Ice Sheets A team of British and American scientists has successfully deployed an autonomous robot submarine on six missions beneath an Antarctic ice shelf using sonar scanners to map the seabed and the underside of the ice as it juts out over the sea ... Read More

Climate-related Changes on the Antarctic Peninsula Being Driven from the Top and the Bottom of the Ecosystem Scientists have long established that the Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming spots on Earth. New research using detailed satellite data indicates that the changing climate is affecting not just the penguins at the apex of the food chain, but simultaneously the microscopic life that is the base of the ecosystem ... Read More

Antarctica’s IceCube Telescope is Wisconsin-made When it’s completed in 2011, the South Pole neutrino observatory, IceCube, promises to open a new scientific window on colliding galaxies and black holes. In the meantime, it’s producing some decidedly down-to-earth results for Wisconsin ... Read More

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Research at the Ends of the Earth
NSF Plays Major Role in Complex International Evacuation of an Injured Australian from Antarctica
Statement by Karl A. Erb, Director of NSF's Office of Polar Programs, on the Death of Martin A. Pomerantz
U.S.-Led, International AGAP Team Poised to Probe One of Antarctica's Last Unexplored Places
Flying in Support of U.S. Antarctic Science Program, Air Force Makes Night Landing on Southernmost Continent
Antarctic Fossils Paint a Picture of a Much Warmer Continent
A Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected
New Antarctic Ice Core to Provide Clearest Climate Record Yet
Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record
Penguins Helped and Hurt by Changing Climate
The Pioneer Who Died for the South Pole
Antarctica's Sea "Babies" in Limbo
A Bright Spot of Life on the Icy Continent
Vistas, Science and Staying Warm at the South Pole
Antarctic Ice Shelf Disintegration Underscores a Warming World
NSF Dedicates New South Pole Station
Explorers Club to Honor NSF-Funded Researchers and Glaciologist for Climate-Science Breakthroughs
Using Penguin Remains to Measure Antarctic Ice Movement
Researchers and Science Teacher to Explore Antarctica
Locked in Antarctic Glaciers, Ancient Microbes May Return to Life
Volcanic Blast Likely Killed and Preserved Juvenile Fossil Plesiosaur Found in Antarctica
Erb Honored by French Republic for Contributions to International Scientific Cooperation
New Undersea Images Challenge Prevailing Ideas About the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Antarctic Icebergs: Unlikely Oases for Ocean Life
Palmer Station, Antarctica Celebrates Earth Day With an Underwater Clean Up
Report Offers Guidance on How to Safely Explore Vast Aquatic Systems Buried Under Antarctic Ice
International Polar Year (IPY) Funds Research and Exploration by Teachers, Students, and the Public
Landmark Completion of South Pole Telescope to Help Scientists Learn What the Universe is Made of and How it Got Here
Students Help Design a Remotely Operated Vehicle for Antarctic Research
NPR Science Friday - Audio Programs on Antarctic Science
NSF Commemorates 50th Anniversary of First Flight to Land at the South Pole
New Lunar Meteorite Found in Antarctica
Alaskan Storm Cracks Giant Iceberg to Pieces in Antarctica
Alaskan Storm Plays Role of Butterfly for Antarctica
Chemical Cause of Antarctic Ozone Hole Discovered 20 Years Ago This Month
Polar Melting May Raise Sea Level Sooner Than Expected
Impact of Climate Warming on Polar Ice Sheets Confirmed
NASA Mission Detects Significant Antarctic Ice Mass Loss
Two New Lakes Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
Students, Faculty Depart For Antarctica
Hamilton College 2006 Antarctic Expedition: Weekly Journals
Irresistible Force Meets Immoveable Object
Arctic, Antarctic Melting May Raise Sea Levels Faster than Expected
Polar Neutrino Observatory Takes a Big Step Forward
NSF Launches New Web Portal for International Polar Year
Crew Member Lost at Sea
McMurdo Fish May Prove to be New Species
South Pole Skylab Transition Keeps Sci Techs On the Move
What's The Dirt? Researchers Track Soil Movement and Land Erosion in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Cargo, Fuel Safely Unloaded at Antarctic Research Station
Icy Overland Trip May Add Ground Vehicles to South Pole Supply Missions
DNA Studies Show Microevolution in Penguins
Digging Dinosaurs