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      <title><![CDATA[NSF introduces anonymous reporting system for safety issues in polar regions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Polar Safety and Occupational Health team now offers an anonymous reporting system to report safety concerns related to work and research in polar regions.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:27:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation proposed terminating the lease of the research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer in the president's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request. The vessel is planned to be returned to the operator after a final cruise in October 2025.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:27:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job opportunity: Supervisory program manager (chief program officer) position, NSF OPP Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics team]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The chief program officer (CPO) will provide management and oversight for all operations and logistics associated with the supporting infrastructure and facilities at U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) operating locations, including permanent stations, field sites, gateway operations and port facilities.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Publication of the USAP report based on findings from the Sexual Assault and Harassment Climate Survey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation is committed to fostering and maintaining a culture free from sexual violence wherever NSF-funded activities are conducted, including in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bidding Farewell to an Antarctic Legend]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After 30 incredible years of service, Ivan the Terra Bus has been retired from service to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) McMurdo Station.]]></description>
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      <category>USAP Headlines</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Preparations Underway for a new Barge Pier at NSF McMurdo Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the Antarctic Infrastructure Recapitalization (AIR) efforts, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a barge pier at NSF McMurdo Station.]]></description>
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      <category>USAP Headlines</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on the NSF OPP-Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation has archived the NSF Office of Polar Programs (NSF OPP) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program. The program will not accept proposals for 2025.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A call for photos from the geoscience community]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences (NSF GEO) is soliciting photos featuring NSF-supported projects.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Section for Antarctic Sciences office hour]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Please join the NSF Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Section for Antarctic Sciences (ANT) for a community office hour on Thursday, January 16, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two New Antarctic Sciences Solicitations]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs Antarctic (ANT) Sciences Section has released two solicitations for Antarctic research. Planning is underway to host office hours to discuss the new solicitations and other Antarctic sciences updates.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Request for Information (RFI): Development of an Antarctic Subsea Telecommunications Cable for Science]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation has issued a request for information (RFI) to facilitate the concept definition of a proposed subsea telecommunications and science instrumentation cable to Antarctica with input from industry, academia, nonprofits, government, philanthropic and other interested parties.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job opportunity: interdisciplinary (supervisory environmental scientist) position, OPP Environmental Team]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The environmental officer will lead the implementation, oversight and evaluation of policies and procedures related to environmental management, monitoring, protection, and conservation in polar regions.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. David Porter Joins OPP as Permanent Program Director for Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. David Porter will serve as the permanent Program Director for the Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (AOAS) Program in the Section for Antarctic Sciences. Dr. Porter has been an IPA in the AOAS program since 2022.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JOB OPPORTUNITY: Program Manager (Station Oversight Manager), OPP Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking a qualified candidate for a Program Manager (Station Oversight Manager) position for the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section (AIL) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in Alexandria, VA.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reminder from the NSF SAHPR Program Office for 2024-25 Antarctic Summer Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As the 2024-25 austral summer season begins, the NSF Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Program Office works closely with the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to prevent sexual violence and to ensure all USAP environments are safe, harassment and assault-free spaces with a positive and inclusive culture.]]></description>
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      <category>USAP Headlines</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reminder from the NSF SAHPR Program Office for 2024-25 Antarctic Summer Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As the 2024-25 austral summer season begins, the NSF Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Program Office works closely with the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to prevent sexual violence and to ensure all USAP environments are safe, harassment and assault-free spaces with a positive and inclusive culture.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Office Hours for NSF Office of Polar Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On November 14 from 3 pm to 4 pm EST, the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) is hosting an office hour on the OPP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (OPP-PRF) program.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JOB OPPORTUNITY: General Engineer (Program Director), OPP Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking a qualified candidate for a General Engineer (Program Director) position for the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section (AIL) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in Alexandria, VA.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPP welcomes Dr. Marion Dierickx as new Antarctic Sciences Program Director]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Marion Dierickx joins the NSF Office of Polar Programs as a Program Director in the Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace, and Cyberinfrastructure programs.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. Chris McCarthy joins the Office of Polar Programs as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs is pleased to welcome Dr. Chris McCarthy as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Weather anomaly experienced in the McMurdo Dry Valleys]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An atmospheric river event in March 2022 led to record warm temperatures over much of Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Antarctic Dragonfish Species Discovered]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A research team at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary has uncovered a new species of Antarctic fish, which could reshape how scientists view biodiversity in the Southern Ocean.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Request for Information (RFI): NSB-NSF Merit Review Commission Review of NSF's Merit Review Policy and Processes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Board (NSB) U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Commission on Merit Review recently published a Request for Information to gather input from the public on perceptions and experiences with the NSF Merit Review process, criteria and policies.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Historic records provide new insight]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers recently released a new study in Ecology and Evolution outlining their in-depth analysis of historic baleen plates, the comb structures that are used by some species of whales to filter food, from Southern Hemisphere blue and fin whales.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Seasonal shifts: Phenology events at the bottom of the world]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Climate change has affected more than the planet's temperature. As climate change has become more influential, seasonal event timing has fluctuated.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JOB OPPORTUNITY: Antarctic Research Support Manager]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation is seeking a qualified candidate for an Interdisciplinary Antarctic Research Support Manager in the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Office of Polar Programs (OPP).]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reminder on Office of Polar Programs Data Management Policy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An important component of receiving funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs (OPP) includes good practices regarding data sharing and accessibility.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. Margaret Benoit joins the Office of Polar Programs as Executive Officer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Margaret Benoit as Executive Officer.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENTS: Exploring the Ethics and Societal Interactions of Climate Intervention]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will be hosting a series of workshops in October and November 2024 on the ethical and social dynamics of climate intervention technologies.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Vessel Laurence M. Gould Completes 27-Year Run]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After 27 years of steadfast service to the United States Antarctic Program, the NSF Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould ended its charter to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in July.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nancy Carey Joins the OPP Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section as Deployment Specialist]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section is excited to welcome Nancy Carey as their new Deployment Specialist. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Draft Request for Proposals: Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) to further engage with industry and to continue its efforts to capture industry feedback to improve planning for the follow-on Antarctic procurement contract, Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JOB OPPORTUNITY: U.S. Antarctic Program Ombudsperson]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs is seeking a qualified individual to join the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section as Program Liaison, U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Ombudsperson.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Midwinter is Celebrated Across Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[First celebrated in 1898 by the crew of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, Midwinter's Day is tradition recognized by each of the 40 research stations that remain operational through the winter.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Launch Update on the USAP Sexual Assault and Harassment Climate Survey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation will begin gathering data to support the Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Program for the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AGU Travel Awards for Early-to-mid Career Faculty]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new NSF-funded faculty travel grant to James Madison University will support up to 50 early-to-mid career faculty from under-resourced U.S. undergraduate-focused institutions, such as Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and community colleges (2YCs) to attend, in person, the AGU24 annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this fall.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[National Security Memorandum on United States Policy on the Antarctic Region]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) on United States Policy on the Antarctic Region, just ahead of the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[National Security Memorandum on United States Policy on the Antarctic Region]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) on United States Policy on the Antarctic Region, just ahead of the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on the NSF South Pole Station Master Planning Process]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The draft South Pole Station Master Plan (SPSMP) has been made available for public comment via the United States Federal Register.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on the NSF South Pole Station Master Planning Process]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The draft South Pole Station Master Plan (SPSMP) has been made available for public comment via the United States Federal Register.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Request for Information: Transport Aircraft in support of NSF]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of the Interior has released a Request for Information (RFI) regarding large transport aircraft capable of using wheels or skis interoperably for take-offs and landings in support of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in Greenland and Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thursday, June 6, 2024: Join Webinar on New FORECAST Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join NSF program directors from the Division of Research, Innovation, Synergies and Education (RISE) in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) regarding the new Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST) program (NSF 24-558) in a virtual webinar to learn more about this new opportunity.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Non-Renewal of ARSV Laurence M. Gould Charter: Transition Plans for Antarctic Research Support]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) has announced the non-renewal of the charter for the Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould (LMG) following the conclusion of the 2023-24 Antarctic season.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mr. William Kinser joins OPP's Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics as a Financial Specialist]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) is pleased to welcome Mr. William Kinser as a financial specialist in the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2024-2025 Antarctic Media Visit Status]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) continues to prioritize the backlog of science and critical infrastructure projects at NSF U.S. Antarctic Program stations. Considering these factors and a reduced budget environment, NSF will not be facilitating media visits to Antarctica for the upcoming 2024-2025 season.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on Science Support and Infrastructure in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) recognizes that the Antarctic community is looking for promised updates on the infrastructure and logistics support to be provided by the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) for funded researchers during the 2024-2025 field season, and the status of the solicitation for proposals requesting USAP support in future seasons.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Join us for a Live Event about the Search for Meteorites]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica is filled with visitors from space...meteorites! On April 15 at 1pm EST, Dr. James Karner will talk about his team's month-long search for these extraterrestrial messengers in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Confronting Hazards, Impacts and Risks for a Resilient Planet (CHIRRP)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Confronting Hazards, Impacts and Risks for a Resilient Planet Program (CHIRRP) invites projects focusing on innovative and transformative research that advances Earth system hazard knowledge and risk mitigation in partnership with affected communities.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Live - Antarctic Meteorites and the Origin of Our Solar System]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On April 15 at 1:00 PM EST, join Dr. James Karner from the University of Utah's Department of Geology & Geophysics, as he talks about his recent work as part of ANSMET.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JOB OPPORTUNITY: Physical Science Administrator (Program Director)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT) of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Program Director in Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (AOAS).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. Jean Cottam Allen joins the Office of Polar Programs as Acting Director]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On February 26, 2024, Dr. Jean Cottam Allen joined as Acting Director for the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Request for Proposal: Antarctic Research Vessel Integrator]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. maintains a world-class science program in Antarctica to advance the frontiers of knowledge and to ensure an active and influential role in the Antarctic Treaty System, now in force for over 50 years.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update Regarding Antarctic Research Solicitation]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs (OPP) supports innovative, field-based, Antarctic research that advances fundamental, and systems-level understanding of the rapidly changing Antarctic environment; investigates the relationship between Antarctica and global systems; and supports transformative research in astronomy and astrophysics. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[It's a Team Effort to Launch a 940-Foot-Tall Balloon]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Launching a balloon that is 940-feet tall at launch is no easy task. It takes teams of scientists, experts, engineers, technicians and support staff from NASA and the USAP.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New desktop study on Antarctica's potential subsea telecommunications cable]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF announces the release of a comprehensive desktop study (DTS) assessing the feasibility of connecting NSF's McMurdo Station to either Australia or New Zealand via a subsea telecommunications cable through the South Pacific region.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New desktop study on Antarctica's potential subsea telecommunications cable]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF announces the release of a comprehensive desktop study (DTS) assessing the feasibility of connecting NSF's McMurdo Station to either Australia or New Zealand via a subsea telecommunications cable through the South Pacific region.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Live - What Polar Ice Cores Tell Us About Our Climate]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join us for a live event from the U.S. National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility (NSF-ICF), which stores, curates, and studies meteoric ice cores recovered from the glaciated regions of the world.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: Request for Information - Technologies to Enable Observations in Remote-Extreme Environments]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), "Request for Information (RFI) on Technologies to Enable Observations in Remote-Extreme Environments," the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) seeks broad input to answer the question, "What new technologies would allow transformative advances in accessing data and observations from remote-extreme environments (e.g., polar regions, under the sea and seafloor, deep within the Earth's crust, in the air, etc.)?"]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPP welcomes Taiylor Russell as a Student Trainee (Administrative)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs is pleased to welcome Taiylor Russell as OPP's Student Trainee (Administrative).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JOB OPPORTUNITY: Interdisciplinary Program Director, Antarctic Glaciology Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation is seeking a qualified candidate for an Interdisciplinary (Program Director) position for the Antarctic Glaciology Program within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in Alexandria, VA.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Nov 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on U.S. Antarctic Program Testing of Electronic Submission for Physical Qualification (PQ) documents]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the continued effort for process improvement and modernization for the U.S. Antarctic Program, the Office of Polar Programs, through the primary contractor Leidos, has successfully completed the testing process for the electronic submission of Physical Qualification (PQ) documents.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Opportunities to Engage with NSF's SAHPR Office During 2023-24 Antarctic Summer Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the past year, NSF's Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Office has been working hard to ensure that all U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) stations, field sites, and NSF-funded science and education programs are free from sexual assault and harassment.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: Physical Scientist (Program Director)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) is searching for a Program Director (Temporary/Rotator) for Polar Cyberinfrastructure and Novel Technology Development.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Program's Antarctic Science Section welcomes Cody Barnett as a new Science Assistant]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cody Barnett is joining OPP from the University of Kansas (KU), where he recently received his M.S. in Geology.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JOB OPPORTUNITY: Office Director, Office of Polar Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) initiates and manages funding for research and support activities in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The OPP Director provides executive leadership on the strategic planning and management of polar research and operations and serves as the principal advisor to other agencies. This position is a Senior Executive Service position. Applications are due by October 25, 2023.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: OPP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (OPP-PRF) Program Office Hour]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On October 24 from 3-4PM EST, the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) is hosting an office hour on the OPP postdoctoral research fellowship (OPP-PRF) program. Topics will include the program, eligibility, the application process, and NSF review criteria.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:44:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Updated Guidance on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Environmental Update for USAP Personnel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[There is a high risk that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) will arrive in the Southern Ocean during the 2023/24 austral summer.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Updated Guidance on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Environmental Update for USAP Personnel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[There is a high risk that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) will arrive in the Southern Ocean during the 2023/24 austral summer.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Response to Antarctic Sea Ice Community]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) received a letter from researchers who depend on sea ice around McMurdo Station to conduct their research.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Response to Antarctic Sea Ice Community]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) received a letter from researchers who depend on sea ice around McMurdo Station to conduct their research.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs awards $3.8 million to early-career scientists]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) has awarded $3.8 million to early-career scientists as part of the OPP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PRF) Program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JOB OPPORTUNITY: Program Manager - Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section within the Office of Polar Programs, Geosciences Directorate is looking for a qualified candidate for the position of Program Manager - Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Morale Program Initiatives for the U.S. Antarctic Program 2023-24 Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For the upcoming Antarctic research season (2023-2024), NSF is implementing several changes to morale-related activities across the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Morale Program Initiatives for the U.S. Antarctic Program 2023-24 Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For the upcoming Antarctic research season (2023-2024), NSF is implementing several changes to morale-related activities across the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Process to build a new pier at McMurdo Station Begins]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) has begun work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to design, build, deliver, and install a floating barge pier at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Polar Physical Qualification Webpage]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs has released a series of webpages to assist Arctic and Antarctic travelers navigating the Physical Qualification (PQ) process. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Upcoming South Pole Station Master Plan Charrette]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the South Pole Master Planning process, a planning charrette will be held virtually in August.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stations Across Antarctica Celebrate the Halfway Point of the Cold, Dark Winter]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[First celebrated in 1898 by the crew of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, Midwinter's Day has become a tradition across the continent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Master planning begins for the future of the South Pole Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The United States Antarctic Program (USAP) has begun work on a Master Plan for the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Master planning begins for the future of the South Pole Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The United States Antarctic Program (USAP) has begun work on a Master Plan for the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Updated COVID-19 Management Plan for the U.S. Antarctic Program 2023-24 Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For this season USAP will focus efforts on identifying and managing individuals who are symptomatic and require clinic-level care.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: 2023 Update on Science Support and Infrastructure in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the last NSF update in April 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to severely impact the OPP's ability to support science on the continent. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Updated COVID-19 Management Plan for the U.S. Antarctic Program 2023-24 Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For this season USAP will focus efforts on identifying and managing individuals who are symptomatic and require clinic-level care.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: 2023 Update on Science Support and Infrastructure in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the last NSF update in April 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to severely impact the OPP's ability to support science on the continent. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP Begins Testing of Electronic Submission for PQ Documents]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the ongoing efforts to improve and modernize processes for the U.S. Antarctic Program, the Office of Polar Programs, through the primary contractor Leidos, will begin testing a new process for the submission of Physical Qualification (PQ) documents for participants. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: Opportunity for Graduate Students Supplemental Funding to Link Geosciences and Human Health]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[To better understand and combat the negative impacts of environmental change on human health, the NSF Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) proposes an opportunity for graduate students, supported by NSF awards, to participate in a paid, non-academic, internship. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Physical Science Administrator (Program Director), Antarctic Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic Sciences Section, is seeking a qualified candidate for a Physical Science Administrator (Program Director) for the Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (AOAS) Program. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UPDATE: 2023-2024 Media visits to Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly limited research opportunities in Antarctica in the past few years. As the health and safety of the polar research community continues to be NSF's top priority, the NSF Office of Polar Programs is working to evaluate COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming Antarctic season.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Ad Hoc Meeting for the Advisory Committee for Polar Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An ad hoc meeting of the Advisory Committee for the Office of Polar Programs will be on May 17, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Crevasse Webinar Series]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In June 2021, NSF sponsored the Crevasse Risk Management and Safety Workshop. In continuing the conversations of this workshop, the NSF Office of Polar Programs is hosting a four-part webinar series on using technology to increase the ability to detect crevasses, an essential need while doing fieldwork in rapidly changing, ice-laden landscapes.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Awardees]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[To further scientific and technological cooperation between the United States and the European Community, the National Science Foundation and the European Research Council signed an Implementing Arrangement on October 29, 2019, to enable U.S.-based scientists and engineers with active NSF awards, particularly those early in their careers, to pursue research collaboration with European colleagues supported through EU-funded European Research Council (ERC) grants.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Announcing Launch of NSF Antarctic Helpline]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you know about the new NSF Antarctic Helpline? The NSF Antarctic Helpline is a 24/7 crisis support service exclusively for members of the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) community.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Announcing Launch of NSF Antarctic Helpline]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you know about the new NSF Antarctic Helpline? The NSF Antarctic Helpline is a 24/7 crisis support service exclusively for members of the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) community.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coast Guard icebreaker visits Palmer Station for first time in 35 years]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The visit was an opportunity for the vessel to see Palmer's new pier and interact with station personnel on its way back to the United States. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Spring Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Advisory Committee Meeting]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Spring Advisory Committee Meeting for the Office of Polar Programs will be held on April 12 and 13, 2023.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP COVID-19 Protocol Review Process]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In preparation for the 2023-24 research season, the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) will undertake a multi-step process to establish protocols to manage the continuing risks presented by COVID-19 to our deployers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP COVID-19 Protocol Review Process]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In preparation for the 2023-24 research season, the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) will undertake a multi-step process to establish protocols to manage the continuing risks presented by COVID-19 to our deployers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Balloon-borne telescopes take baby pictures of the cosmos]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The SPIDER instrument has finished its 16-day voyage through the stratosphere above Antarctica, completing the second and final flight of its mission to search for evidence of gravitational waves from the earliest moments of the universe.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Live from Antarctica - In search of worms and gooey invertebrates]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[POSTPONED: Due to delays boarding our research vessel we are postponing this event. For those who have already registered, you will automatically get reregistered for the new date. For anyone who hasn't registered yet, register now! We will continue to provide updates to those whose emails we have through this registration page.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gina Selig Joins the Office of Polar Programs as the 2023 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs is pleased to welcome Gina Selig as the 2023 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. William Ambrose Joins OPP as Program Director in the Antarctic Sciences Section]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. William Ambrose has been selected as a Permanent Federal Program Director in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in the Antarctic Sciences Section and will serve as the Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems Program Director.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Merger of the NSF Advisory Committees for Geosciences and Polar Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2022, the NSF Office of the Director engaged the Assistant Director for Geosciences (GEO) and the Head of the NSF GEO Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to discuss the consolidation of their separate advisory committees into a single Advisory Committee focused on the whole Earth system. After discussions with the GEO and OPP Advisory Committee chairs, we are pleased to announce that the Advisory Committee for Geosciences and the Advisory Committee for the Office of Polar Programs will merge into one Advisory Committee of Geosciences effective July 1, 2023. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Live from Antarctica - In search of worms and gooey invertebrates]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[POSTPONED: Due to delays boarding our research vessel we are postponing this event. For those who have already registered, you will automatically get reregistered for the new date. For anyone who hasn't registered yet, register now! We will continue to provide updates to those whose emails we have through this registration page.]]></description>
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      <category>Events</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: Supporting Open Polar Research Software]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Federal agencies are celebrating 2023 as a Year of Open Science. Open software tools, libraries, frameworks, and data are playing increasingly prominent and impactful roles in activities supported by the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), as they are across federally funded research. ]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Future plans for USAP vessel support by the ARSV Laurence M. Gould]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The ARSV Laurence M. Gould (LMG) has been successfully supporting the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) in the Southern Ocean since 1997.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Future plans for USAP vessel support by the ARSV Laurence M. Gould]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The ARSV Laurence M. Gould (LMG) has been successfully supporting the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) in the Southern Ocean since 1997.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ghost particles give scientists first look inside an active galaxy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has detected about 80 high-energy neutrinos emitted by a single active galaxy over the course of ten years.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appointment of Dr. James S. Ulvestad as Acting Office Director for the Office of Polar Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. James S. Ulvestad has been appointed Acting Office Director for the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) effective February 2, 2023.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Office of Polar Programs (OPP) communications survey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We want to know how we're doing! Are you interested in OPP news, research, and events? Let us know in our communications survey.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How juvenile Antarctic krill survive when it's cold, dark and icy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A pair of recently-published companion studies help clarify how juvenile Antarctic krill survive the long winter season.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Pole winter crew participate in virtual reality study]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Station staff tested a therapy that could be used on future space missions.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Live from Antarctica: It's not all snow and ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join researcher and educator Ariel Waldman as she dives into the soils of Antarctica and tells stories about how Antarctica is interconnected with the rest of the Earth and can inform us about the search for life on other planets.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deadline Approaching for USAP Antarctic Fieldwork]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The deadline for researchers interested in funding for Antarctic fieldwork must submit a concept outline no later than January 17.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPP Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics section welcomes Mr. Joe Miller as Antarctic Facilities Manager]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics section welcomes Mr. Joe Miller as Antarctic Facilities Manager. In this role, Mr. Miller has the overall responsibility for facilities and utilities maintenance and project oversight at all U.S. Antarctic Program locations.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. David Porter Joins the Antarctic Sciences Section in Antarctic Oceans and Atmospheres]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic Sciences Section is pleased to welcome Dr. David Porter as program director in Antarctic Oceans and Atmospheres.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hunt begins for Antarctica's oldest ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. researchers on the southernmost continent are in the midst of their first field season of a multi-year project to find and extract the oldest ice in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Live from Antarctica: All Things Penguins]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join penguin researcher Jean Pennycook live from Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <category>Events</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Physical Science Program Director]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctic Sciences Section is hiring a Physical Science Program Director for the Antarctic Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Program. Apply by January 16 on USAjobs.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Physical Science Program Director]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctic Sciences Section is hiring a Physical Science Program Director for the Antarctic Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Program. Apply by January 16 on USAjobs.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Weddell seal moms sacrifice diving capacity to help pups grow]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nursing Weddell seal moms transfer so much iron to their pups through their milk that they can't spend as much time underwater in the months after their pups are weaned, according to new research.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Message to the Antarctic Community Regarding COVID Measures]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[McMurdo Station experienced an increase in COVID-19 cases in October and November. The safety and health of the deployed and deploying population is our highest priority, which is why NSF is instituting a two-week pause in travel from Christchurch to McMurdo. This temporary pause will lower transmission rates and decrease the likelihood of positive individuals reaching other locations.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:26:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Female leopard seals are way, way bigger than their male counterparts]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New research shows female leopard seals can be up to twice as large as males, a far bigger difference in body size between the two sexes than biologists previously observed.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Office of Polar Programs Message Regarding Pause in Deployments to Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Consistent with the U.S. National Science Foundation's commitment to balance research and operational needs while containing the spread of Covid cases in Antarctica, NSF is implementing a pause on all travel to the continent for the next two weeks, effective immediately, while the situation is re-assessed.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2022 19:55:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP plans for the upcoming Antarctic research season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[USAP outlines actions to ensure the health and safety of all deployers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP plans for the upcoming Antarctic research season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[USAP outlines actions to ensure the health and safety of all deployers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Antarctic Sun turns 25 ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This year marks the 25th anniversary of The Antarctic Sun, the U.S. Antarctic Program's website for Antarctic news and information. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on Antarctic Communications Improvements]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Improving the communications infrastructure for the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) continues to be a priority for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP). ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rumbles, booms and growls: Listen to the first recordings of these Antarctic whale calls]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Biologists are getting their first real listen to the vocalizations made by Antarctic minke whales, the most abundant yet least understood whale species in the Southern Ocean.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Solicitations: Antarctic Research Requiring and Not Requiring Support for Fieldwork]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic Sciences Section has released two new solicitations for Antarctic research: one for research requiring field support and one for research not requiring field support. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science construction project returns full activity following COVID-19 Delay]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF has recently re-baselined the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science (AIMS) project, now comprised of 2 facilities, enabling construction to proceed at McMurdo Station beginning this season.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Environmental Update for USAP Personnel in Response to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The USAP is requiring enhanced biosecurity protocols in the Antarctic this season, including pre-landing surveillance, decontamination of boots and gear between seabird colonies, and reporting of suspected HPAI outbreaks.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Live from Antarctica: The Story of Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join NSF-funded researchers from the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) live from Antarctica as they embark on a journey to answer critical questions to understand past and future climate change.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Follow the magma: Scientists map plumbing beneath Mt. Erebus for the first time]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A 20-kilometer-wide tube of melted rock feeds the lava lake at Mt. Erebus, according to new research that illustrates the plumbing below Earth's southernmost active volcano for the first time. ]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rebecca Gast joins the OPP Antarctic Sciences Section as a Program Director for Organisms and Ecosystems]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Rebecca Gast joins the NSF Office of Polar Programs from the Biology Department, Woods Hole Institution of Oceanography, where she is an Associate Scientist. ]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: Seafloor Geodesy 2022]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Seafloor Geodesy 2022 has been posted inviting proposals for seafloor geodesy field campaigns to deploy transponders from an existing instrument pool for 1-4 sites at tectonic settings that target volcanic processes, transform processes, plate motions, or polar regions.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Antarctic Research Vessel Webpage]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The new Future USAP Antarctic Research Vessel (ARV) pages will provide information on the current preliminary vessel design, expected vessel capabilities, frequently asked questions, and more. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Awards $4 million for a National Polar Education and Arts Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources have awarded $4 million to Oregon State University to facilitate and manage the Polar Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (Polar STEAM) initiative. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Awards $4 million for a National Polar Education and Arts Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources have awarded $4 million to Oregon State University to facilitate and manage the Polar Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (Polar STEAM) initiative.   ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Funding Opportunity: Ideas Lab: Engineering Technologies to Advance Underwater Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF's Office of Polar Programs (OPP), along with other Directorates and Offices, are seeking proposals aimed to advance underwater sciences through the Ideas Lab. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs awards $3.3 million to early-career scientists]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the second year of the OPP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program, 11 grants have been made representing the Arctic and Antarctic community]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Genetics reveals how fish and seals adapt to Antarctic cold]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New research into seal and fish genomes is giving scientists clues to how these hardy animals evolved to survive the extreme cold of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Results from the U.S. Antarctic Program's Sexual Assault and Harassment Needs Assessment]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF's Office of Polar Programs (OPP) enlisted subject matter experts to examine sexual harassment and sexual assault in the USAP Community and identify corrective actions for concerns revealed by interviews and surveys.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Results from the U.S. Antarctic Program's Sexual Assault and Harassment Needs Assessment]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF's Office of Polar Programs (OPP) enlisted subject matter experts to examine sexual harassment and sexual assault in the USAP Community and identify corrective actions for concerns revealed by interviews and surveys.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Key Antarctic fish species declining due to climate change]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New research finds populations of Antarctic silverfish along the West Antarctic Peninsula are plummeting due to warming temperatures and the loss of sea ice caused by climate change.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Summary of the Polar Physical Qualification Process in Response to Changing COVID-19 Dynamics]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[To protect both the individuals deploying and the overall mission, it is critical that persons are healthy and medically fit for deployment.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[McMurdo Station parade celebrates July 4]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Residents of McMurdo Station took part in the sixth-annual Independence Day parade earlier this month, a demonstration of their creativity and commitment to fun at the midpoint of the long Antarctic winter. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: Office of Polar Programs Data, Code, and Sample Management Policy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The recommendations and requirements laid out in this letter aim to advance open polar data to maximize the benefit of NSF's investments in research, facilitate transparency and replicability in polar science, and increase the impact of polar research.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: Office of Polar Programs Antarctic Sciences Section Virtual Office Hours]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[All USAP participants - including current awardees, pending proposers, and future proposers - are welcome to attend. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic stations celebrate Midwinter's Day]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Antarctica, the winter solstice marks the halfway point of the harsh, cold, dark winter. Since the time of the early explorers, those who work in Antarctica during the long polar night have celebrated Midwinter's Day, a unique and special holiday for the southernmost continent. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chat Live with Scientists in Antarctica!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join ecologist Kim Bernard & her team live from Palmer Station, Antarctica for a live #WorldKrillDay event.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Facilities Manager, Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs is hiring a Facilities Manager in the Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Facilities Manager, Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs is hiring a Facilities Manager in the Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shedding fluffy baby fur shapes how Weddell seal pups learn to swim]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Molting status determines when Weddell seal pups are ready for life in the water more than other developmental milestones, according to new research. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Birding club documents frequent flyers around McMurdo Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Birdwatchers used their free time to catalog the birds calling Hut Point Peninsula their home.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wintertime flow of Blood Falls caught on camera for the first time]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers have caught a wintertime release of brine from Blood Falls on camera for the first time, but the exact cause of the curious phenomenon remains a mystery. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Introducing the Polar Science Early Career Community Office]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) has officially launched!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic microbe produces potential cancer-fighting drug]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers map the genetic machinery behind a natural anti-cancer compound from Antarctica for the first time ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ocean giants' appetites are larger than we thought]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Blue whales eat seven Space Shuttles worth of food every year, new research finds]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UPDATE: 2022-2023 Media visits to the Arctic and Antarctic]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The health and safety of the polar research community continues to be NSF's top priority.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Recordings of live chats with researchers in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[You can now watch both of our live chats on the NSF YouTube channel playlist.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tug of War builds camaraderie between Americans and New Zealanders]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A friendly competition brings Antarcticans from neighboring bases closer together for fun and games at the Governor General's Cup.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Forever chemicals lingering in Antarctic marine mammals]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New research finds Antarctic seals and killer whales still have persistent organic pollutants stored in their blubber, despite many countries having phased out production of these toxic chemicals, some as long as 50 years ago.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section welcomes Mr. Marc Tunstall as Station Manager, Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section is excited to welcome Mr. Marc Tunstall as the new NSF Station Manager, Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Andrew Titmus joins OPP as Environmental Program Manager]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs is pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew Titmus as the Environmental Program Manager.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job opportunity: OPP seeks Safety and Occupational Health Manager]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs is searching for searching for a Safety and Occupational Health Manager to help ensure that Antarctica and the Arctic research is as safe as reasonably possible and meets various Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) standards.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic fossils shed new light on the lives of ancient amphibians]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fossils of extinct amphibians found in Antarctica are helping paleontologists reconstruct how these ancient creatures once roamed the planet and understand how life evolved in the wake of Earth's largest mass extinction.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UPDATE: (FAQs) for Update on COVID-19 Protocols for the Office of Polar Programs (OPP)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs has released a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Update on COVID-19 Protocols for the Office of Polar Programs (OPP).]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Where are IceCube's neutrinos coming from?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, scientists have identified several types of cosmic structures that produce neutrinos.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Palmer Pier Construction Underway]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New Pier Will Increase the Ability to Support Scientific Research on the Station and Antarctic Peninsula]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Six stunning photos from the Antarctic solar eclipse]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A total solar eclipse passed over Antarctica on December 4, 2021, a rare and exciting celestial event for the southernmost continent. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Looking back at McMurdo's history]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The 'McMurdo Museum' shows residents what life on station was like in years past]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Long-Term Ecological Research site turns 30]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers have documented significant ecological changes to the Antarctic Peninsula thanks to the long-running National Science Foundation program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ally Kristan joins OPP as the 2022 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs is pleased to welcome Ally Kristan as the 2022 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update: R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Amundsen Sea]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The USAP research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer has now reached the Amundsen Sea off West Antarctica and has begun its planned investigation of the Dotson Glacier as part of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. However, the extent of sea ice is proving to be heavy this season with multi-year ice making movement around the region challenging.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Pole hosts its first-ever PhD defense]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A PhD student wintering in Antarctica became possibly the first person to successfully defend their dissertation from the South Pole. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Happy New Year!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Celebrating 2022 with a new South Pole marker. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Update: Baleen whale prey consumption based on high-resolution foraging measurements]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new study shows that baleen whales once annually consumed 430 million tons of Antarctic krill.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Pole winterover gives The TODAY Show's Hoda and Jenna a tour of the south pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Take a tour of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station!]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Update: A Recirculating Eddy Promotes Subsurface Particle Retention in an Antarctic Biological Hotspot]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent study has shown that a subsurface element impacts the creation of the Palmer Deep Canyon hotspot. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Update: Within an Antarctic Sea Squirt, Scientists Discover a Bacterial Species With Promising Anti-Melanoma Properties]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Compounds found in Antarctic sea squirts may have medicinal and biotechnological applications useful to humans in science and health.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey Trot brings holiday cheer to McMurdo Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[More than 90 Antarcticans participated in this year's Turkey Trot, an annual 5K race that takes place on Thanksgiving at McMurdo Station.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Celebrating three decades of the Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Laboratory]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The largest research lab in Antarctica celebrates 30 years since its dedication.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving from Antarctica!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, deployed personnel were able to celebrate Thanksgiving with their friends on the ice.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Introducing New Antarctic Coloring Pages]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shrinking sea ice habitat is impacting the population of emperor penguins in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Decades of research on emperor penguins may lead to their listing as 'threatened' under the Endangered Species Act.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Honoring the military on Veteran's Day]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the early days of Antarctic exploration, the U.S. military has played a critical role.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Update: Scientists improve constraints on Physics of the Big Bang from the South Pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Data from the BICEP/Keck experiments at the South Pole may hold the key in unlocking answers about the early Universe.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Report from the 2021 Antarctic Subsea Cable Workshop]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The June 2021 workshop addressed the feasibility and value of deploying a new optical fiber submarine cable system to supply high-speed internet connectivity to McMurdo Station.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Happy Anniversary, IceCube!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This year marks 10 years since the first run of data collection at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Learn more about the past 10 years of IceCube with fun resources and stories.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Update: As Antarctic Sea Ice Shrinks, Microbial Biodiversity and CO2 Absorption Decline]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Western Antarctic Peninsula is warming, but little research exists about the long-term impacts the changing region has on the area's microscopic biodiversity and carbon cycling.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:16:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: NSF research with a 'seal' of approval: Meet the Weddell seal research team]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic season is underway, and so is the Weddell seal research team from Montana State University!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:43:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Artists and Writers participant brings art to COP26]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As the United Nations Climate Change Conference gets underway, artist Xavier Cortada wants to reframe risks associated with climate change and sea-level rise.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This weekend in history: The first flight to the South Pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[What do Antarctica and popular songs have in common? In 1956 a plane named after the popular song Que Sera Sera carried the first Americans to the South Pole!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Today in History: Polar Explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. was born]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Today marks the 133rd birthday of Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr. An American naval officer and explorer, Byrd made several trips to the Arctic and Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Celebrating 49 Years of the Marine Mammal Protection Act]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Forty-nine years ago, the Marine Mammal Protection Act was signed into law to address the growing concerns of Americans on the impact that humans were having on the oceans and their inhabitants. Today, that mission lives on.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making Music At McMurdo Provides A Taste Of Home]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Workers On The Ice Build Friendships And Community Through Music]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Black carbon in the Southern Hemisphere increased after the 13th-century Maori arrival in New Zealand]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the 13th- to 14th-century settlement of Maori in New Zealand, researchers saw an increase in black carbon deposits in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Explore How the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration is Working to Reduce Uncertainty About Future Sea-Level Rise]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Florida-sized Thwaites Glacier straddles some of the deepest bedrock in the southern continent. But warming ocean water from the Amundsen Sea is causing the glacier to melt at a worrying speed.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy has a long history in polar exploration, dating back as early as 1839.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Launches Outreach Effort to Help Shape the USAP Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention and Response Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF has established Agency-wide policies and requirements to help ensure research environments are free from sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other forms of harassment.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Follow a team of researchers as they explore Antarctica's Subglacial lakes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Under the Antarctic ice are hundreds of lakes, but little is really known about these ecosystems. So, researchers are on the hunt to uncover new information about these unique areas.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NY Air Guard gears up to support Antarctic science research]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic research season is ramping up with the help of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Neutrinos: the universe's most common, yet little understood particle]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Come along on the journey as scientists try to uncover the universe's most common, yet little understood particle: the neutrino]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic ice shivers from distant earthquakes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica is the most remote continent on Earth, but new research shows it is still connected to what happens in the rest of the world. A new study finds large earthquakes can cause ice on the slopes of Antarctica's Mt. Erebus to quiver and vibrate, even when the quake happens thousands of miles away.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A new satellite is in space and is supported by NSF at Antarctica's McMurdo Ground Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[From space to Earth, and back to space again! NSF played a critical role in the latest Atlas 5 system of Landsat Earth satellites.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Experience Antarctica in 360]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Few get to experience Antarctica in person, so we are bringing Antarctica to you. In this immersive 360 video, learn about and explore the three U.S. Antarctic Program research stations.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scoping Out The Seal Mating Scene]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Biologists have been observing how male Weddell seals secure prime locations when courting females to learn more about the southernmost mammal's mysterious breeding behavior.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Update: NSF-funded research explores how dissolved organic carbon drives ocean health]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Organic carbons are critical support for oceanic food webs. But changes in the climate can impact sensitive marine systems.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Meet The Penguin Misfits]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Looks are important for Adelie penguins, but they may not be as critical for breeding as biologists previously thought.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coldest, Driest, Saltiest Antarctic Soils Might Be Inhospitable To Life]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Some Antarctic soils might be the only environments on Earth microbes can't colonize, a finding that goes against scientists' expectations of our planet's habitability.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Update: Impact of subcolony-scale nesting habitat on breeding success of Adelie penguins]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Antarctica, researchers are trying to understand the nest success differences in Adelie penguin colonies at Cape Crozier and Cape Royds.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warm Ocean Water Is Eroding Thwaites Ice Shelf From Below]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists got their first glimpse at the ocean conditions surrounding the Thwaites Ice Shelf in 2019, and recently published results are worrisome for the rapidly melting ice shelf and the glacier behind it.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Your Feedback is Needed: Take the NSF Content Survey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We have put together a short survey to let us know your role within the polar community, your preferred communications channels, and what content you are interested in receiving! The survey should only take 5 minutes and will help us provide better, more valuable information to you and others in the polar community.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF selects Roberta Marinelli as director of the Office of Polar Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Dr. Roberta Marinelli to serve as director of the Office of Polar Programs, overseeing Arctic and Antarctic research and operational support for polar facilities. Dr. Marinelli brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this position, having served in OPP as a program director in Antarctic Biology and Medicine (1997-2000) and in Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems (2005-2011). Her deep understanding of NSF's fundamental role in creating opportunities for the research community and supporting polar science research infrastructure has led to advanced international partnerships to improve Antarctic research capabilities.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jonathan "Mike" Prince joins Office of Polar Programs as Antarctic Research Vessel Program Manager]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section is excited to welcome Mr. Jonathan "Mike" Prince as the Antarctic Research Vessel (ARV) Project Manager. In this position, Mr. Prince is responsible for providing technical guidance and direct engagement on overall project development, design, planned construction, and delivery of the Antarctic Research Vessel, a major Office of Polar Programs MREFC initiative. Mr. Prince coordinates with contract personnel, vessel support groups, other sections in OPP, as well as other programs throughout NSF to achieve the project goals.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[McMurdo Station medical evacuation]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation is grateful for the assistance provided by the New Zealand Defense Force during the medical evacuation from McMurdo Station that took place last weekend. Antarctica New Zealand, with whom the U.S. Antarctic Program has enjoyed a longstanding partnership, helped coordinate the effort.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RESEARCH UPDATE: Researchers Use Ice-Penetrating Radar to Better Understand Antarctic Glaciology]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent publication from NSF-funded research by scientists at UC Santa Cruz has examined how electrical conductivity, and not radar reflectivity alone, should be used in investigating subglacial materials.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RESEARCH UPDATE: Young Weddell seals need to practice navigating before hunting]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to a new NSF-funded study from California Polytechnic State University, Weddell seal pups may be one of the only types of seals to learn to swim from their mothers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michael Gencarelli appointed Planning Manager for the U.S. Antarctic Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Michael Gencarelli has been appointed to be the Planning Manager for the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), and will be responsible for the full range of planning across the program. This includes overseeing station plans and Capital Investment Plan for facilities and infrastructure, project plans to implement funded work, and long-range and annual program plans to guide sustaining activities in Antarctica. This position is part of the Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics at NSF.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Salt levels in ice cores tell stories of ocean conditions past]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Salt levels in an ice core drilled at the South Pole are telling scientists what Antarctic sea ice conditions were like in the past. This information is crucial to understanding how the continent will fare in a changing climate.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[On the Wings of Petrels]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[While penguins may be viewed as the iconic Antarctic bird, there are many other species that call the continent and Southern Ocean home. As part of NSF's Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project, a group of scientists are looking at the bird species along the Western Antarctica Peninsula.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RESEARCH UPDATE: Marine ice-cliff instability at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by about three meters. The ice sheet is also vulnerable to rapid retreat through a process called marine ice-cliff instability (MICI).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thwaites Glacier: Future]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists are using advanced computer models and simulations to calculate what the next century might hold for the melting Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, and how it might contribute to rising sea levels around the world.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RESEARCH UPDATE: Ice core chemistry expands insight into sea ice variability]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Recent work has been published by scientists from the University of Maine, giving insight into the seasonal and overall changes in sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere. Using ice core samples from the South Pole, researchers looked at the ice's chemistry, and particularly sea salt concentrations.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lauren Lipuma joins the U.S. Antarctic Program as Antarctic Communications Editor]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lauren Lipuma joins USAP as a part of Leidos, the prime contractor for USAP. Lauren will be writing, editing, and managing the online Antarctic Sun newspaper, creating multi-media products, and serving as photographer and manager of the USAP Photo Library archive. Before joining the U.S. Antarctic Program, Lauren worked as a science writer, photographer, and video and podcast producer for eight years in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RESEARCH UPDATE: The Paris Climate Agreement and future sea-level rise from Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The world is currently on track to exceed three degrees Celsius of global warming, and new NSF-funded research led by researchers at the UMass Amherst shows that such a scenario would drastically accelerate the pace of sea-level rise by 2100. However, the paper reveals that there still appears to be an opening for humankind to collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent this mid-century acceleration in sea-level rise.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Margaret Knuth appointed Chief Program Manager for the U.S. Antarctic Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Margaret Knuth has been appointed to be the Chief Program Manager for the U.S. Antarctic Program, where she will manage and oversee operations and logistics across USAP stations, field sites, gateways, and port facilities. She will also lead USAP's logistics collaborations with other National Antarctic Programs, and serve on the USAP Executive Management Board. This position is part of the Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics at NSF.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Blog: The Glacier of Greatest Concern]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica's massive Thwaites Glacier is melting and its collapse could raise sea levels significantly around the world. Through the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.K. Natural Environment Research Council have teamed up to send scientists to the remote region by land, sea and air to study every aspect of the glacier.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Pier to be Constructed in 2021-2022 at Palmer Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to rebuild the pier at Palmer Station, its research facility on Anvers Island, Antarctica. The new pier will be more than three times larger than the current one, extending farther out from the station into deeper water to allow the mooring of larger ships.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Antarctic Program develops Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Federal Consulting Group. The agreement contracts a team of experts to assist the NSF in the creation of a U.S. Antarctic Program Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention and Response program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tammy Perkins joins the Office of Polar Programs as Business Manager for the U.S. Antarctic Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Perkins is a native of University Heights, Ohio. She began her federal government career as a business opportunity specialist/program analyst for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the HUBZone program office. Prior to joining the National Science Foundation, Ms. Perkins worked for the Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) office, a client support center, within the General Services Administration's (GSA) Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) that provides assisted acquisition services.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NOVA Explores Mt. Erebus Volcano]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Most people associate Antarctica with snow and ice, but perhaps the most extreme geographic feature of the continent is Mount Erebus, one of Antarctica's two active volcanoes and the southernmost active volcano on Earth.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UAVs Monitor Cape Crozier's Adelie Penguin Colonies]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica's Cape Crozier is one of the biggest Adelie penguin colonies in the world. The colony is home to an estimated 600,000 penguins, but getting an accurate count is difficult.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Icefin Robot: a small, under-ice, robotic oceanographer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Studying remote parts of Antarctica and its glaciers can require specialized equipment and innovative technologies. Georgia Tech researcher Dr. Britney Schmidt is the lead scientist for Icefin Robot: a small, under-ice, robotic oceanographer.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cruising for Mollusks]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists are going to the ends of the Earth to discover all they can about an obscure group of sparkly, worm-like mollusks. In October, researchers sailed from California to Antarctica searching for aplacophorans, a diverse group of poorly understood distant sea slug cousins.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Black Hole photographed in Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, has recently released a new view of the first-ever photographed black hole from 2019. Except this time they are showing how it looks in polarized light.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Media visits to the Arctic and Antarctic suspended for 2021-2022]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The health and safety of the polar research community continues to be NSF's top priority. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly limited research opportunities to the Arctic and Antarctic regions in the past year, and travel restrictions continue to make access to these regions logistically challenging. Due to these continued limitations, the need to prioritize science, and the importance of keeping COVID-19 out of Antarctica and the Arctic communities, NSF has decided to cancel media visits to these areas for the upcoming research seasons. NSF is committed to media engagement in the Arctic and Antarctic and will make an announcement at a later date regarding future on-site media opportunities.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Charting a Genetic Sea Change]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists are mapping the coastline of ancient Antarctica using DNA from underwater invertebrates alive today.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IceCube Sees a Glashow Resonance Event]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On December 6, 2016, IceCube saw a Glashow resonance event, a phenomenon predicted by Nobel laureate physicist Sheldon Glashow in 1960. With this detection, scientists provided another confirmation of the Standard Model of particle physics.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appointment of Robert Moore, Acting Section Head, Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Robert Moore will assume the duties of Acting Section Head of the Geospace Section in the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) starting March 14, 2021. He will replace Dr. Michael Wiltberger, who has finished his fourth year on an IPA assignment at NSF, and will return to his home institution, National Center for Atmospheric Research.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: The McMurdo Station Fire Department]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fighting fires and keeping people safe is important everywhere, especially in the dry and windy conditions of Antarctica. It's why McMurdo Station has its own dedicated fire department.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Record melting on the Antarctic George VI Ice Shelf]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, experienced the longest melt season in three decades.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kimberly Ohnemus joins OPP as John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kimberly Ohnemus is a Cape Cod native who has spent the majority of her life along the coastlines of New England. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology, concentrating in ecology and evolution, from Skidmore College in 2014. After a brief career as an educator, she chose to pursue environmental policy, graduating from the University of Rhode Island with an MA in Marine Affairs in the spring of 2020.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Counting On Seals]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Though smaller than in a typical year, a team of scientists traveled to Antarctica to study the seal pups born around McMurdo Station, and keep the world's longest Weddell sea population dataset going strong after 52 years.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Weddell Seals Sing Songs Humans Can't Hear]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The seals of McMurdo Sound are more vocal than previously thought. A new research paper published in the December edition of The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America shows that Weddell seals vocalize underwater at frequencies too high for humans to hear. It's the first time the extent of these high-frequency sounds have been identified.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Supporting Data and Sample Reuse in Polar Research]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This new NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Supporting Data and Sample Reuse in Polar Research from the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) encourages submission of proposals that leverage existing data, physical samples, and non-physical samples (e.g., films, recordings, etc.), as well as those that facilitate the reuse of existing data.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shark Teeth Provide Clues About Ancient Global Change]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Teeth from the long-extinct sand tiger shark are providing new information about massive global climate change and the movement of tectonic plates. NSF-funded University of California Merced Professor Sora Kim and colleagues have detailed in a recent paper.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: February 16, Virtual Industry Day for Operations and Science Support to the United States Antarctic Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The United States Antarctic Program encompasses all U.S. scientific research and related logistics in Antarctica and aboard ships in the Southern Ocean. The program's world class science relies on seamless integration between operations and research support. NSF is beginning acquisition planning for a follow-on to the current Antarctic Support Contract, and wants to hear from interested parties at a Virtual Industry Day.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IceCube Collaboration Awarded the 2021 Bruno Rossi Prize]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2021 Bruno Rossi Prize, awarded annually by the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society, "for a significant contribution to High Energy Astrophysics, with particular emphasis on recent, original work," has been awarded to Francis Halzen and the IceCube Collaboration.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:28:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A 'Bot In The Ocean]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For four months, a robotic surfboard-looking autonomous surface vehicle navigated the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, collecting data about the surrounding waters and atmosphere. This data will help researchers better understand how the Southern Ocean affects the planet's climate.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:59:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 2021 South Pole Marker]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Every year on January 1, the new south pole marker is placed at 90 degrees south. Each new marker is designed and fabricated every winter by the wintering-over station personnel. This year's marker was designed by Geoffrey Chen and fabricated by Cal Neske.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:52:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Changing the Face of Polar Exploration]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Polar Impact, founded in 2019, has the mission to support, connect, and highlight the stories of Black, Asian, Indigenous, people of color, and minority ethnic professionals in the polar research community. Membership is free and they're looking to expand their support system.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:14:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[An Aerial Assessment Of Adelie Penguins]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists use an autonomous swarm of flying robots to count half a million penguins and map one of the biggest Adelie penguin colonies in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:04:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The NSF Office of Polar Programs is Seeking a Section Head for Antarctic Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Section Head, Antarctic Sciences Section, a senior member of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) management team, is responsible to the Office Director for the overall planning, management, and commitment of budgeted program funds for the Section.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:14:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Next U.S. Deep Ice Core Drilling at Hercules Dome]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica's next deep ice core, drilling down to ice from 130,000 years ago, will be carried out by a multi-institutional U.S. team at Hercules Dome, a location hundreds of miles from today's coastline and a promising site to provide key evidence about the possible last collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Icy Inverts]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Travel vicariously (and learn some exciting ocean science on the way) by following the adventures of the NSF-funded Icy Inverts team on their voyage to Antarctica. The team's 14-week mission is to travel to Antarctica and conduct research on the worms, crabs, sponges, and other invertebrates that live in these waters]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 13:00:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Melting Glaciers Release Much More Nutrients than Previously Thought]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers have found that water from melting glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica contains many high levels of trace element nutrients than is contained in typical rivers. This study found that the nutrient-rich meltwaters from ice sheets and glacial waters might have a much more significant effect on ocean productivity and ecosystems.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 02:04:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Artists And Writers Collective Launches New Website]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A group of past participants in NSF's Artists and Writers Program has officially organized as the Antarctic Artists and Writers Collective (AAWC). Since the early 1980s, many artists, performers, and writers have traveled Antarctica, using their talents to tell the story of the continent through art, music, writing, and performance.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sutherland Joins OPP as Program Director for Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Dave Sutherland has joined OPP's Antarctic Sciences section as the new Program Director for Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences. A large part of his research over the past decade has been examining ice-ocean interactions near with marine-terminating glaciers, including systems in Greenland, southeast Alaska, and the western Antarctic Peninsula.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Infamy Of The Skua]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Like clockwork in late November, the residents of McMurdo Station look to the sky and spot something that many haven't seen in months--birds. The arrival of these feathered creatures is greeted by many with curiosity and anticipation, but also with some suspicion. The audacious Stercorariidae maccormicki, or south polar skua, has an infamous reputation that precedes it.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. Michael Jackson to Serve as Acting Head of Antarctic Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Michael E. Jackson, currently the Program Director for the Earth Science in OPP's Antarctic Sciences Section, will assume the duties of Acting Section Head Antarctic Sciences Section starting November 22, 2020. He will replace Dr. Alex Isern who has been appointed the Deputy Assistant Director for the Directorate for Geosciences.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Seal Pupping Season is Underway]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite a reduced research team and logistical challenges this season, the #NSFfunded Weddell seal research team from Montana State University continues its seal population study in the Erebus Bay region of Antarctica's Ross Sea. This population of seals is the most southerly breeding population of mammal in the world and has been intensely studied since 1968.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Yellow Light, Green Light]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As people continue to arrive at the USAP stations after going through long periods of testing and quarantine, the station communities go into a 'yellow' level status to ensure the safety of everyone as COVID continues to spread in other parts of the world. McMurdo Station gets a brief 'green light' respite this weekend.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:35:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Award-winning Reporting About Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Environmental correspondent Carolyn Beeler, a media participant on the 2019 International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) cruise, has been awarded two Edward R. Murrow awards for her reporting - best News Documentary and best Feature Reporting.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:09:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Using Autonomous Drones to Survey Penguin Colonies]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[How do you survey thousands of penguins in a matter of hours? Researchers at Stanford University and Point Blue Conservation Science created a new multi-drone imaging system that uses an algorithm for conducting aerial surveys over large penguin colonies.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:30:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: The USAP Search and Rescue Team]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[If there's an emergency, the U.S. Antarctic Program's Search and Rescue Team is always ready to jump to action and save anyone in distress anywhere in Antarctica. Listen to this podcast and others in the Antarctic Sun, the online news site of the NSF-managed U.S. Antarctic Program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:49:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[United States Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC) Webinar: November 11]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The United States Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC) will hold a webinar on November 11 at 3:00 PM EST to provide an overview of services offered and an introduction to the website.]]></description>
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      <category>Events</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Learning About Climate Change and Ice Sheet Melting From Ocean Sediments]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[About 18,000 years ago the world's carbon dioxide levels increased leading to melting of ice sheets. NSF-funded scientists published a new study on the melting of the now-extinct Cordilleran ice sheet, giving insight into what may happen to the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets in the face of current climate change.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:53:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Business Manager for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This position is located in the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) and is located in Alexandria, VA. The Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section is responsible for planning, budgeting, and overseeing the science support, infrastructure, operations, and logistics support for the U.S. Antarctic Program.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 20:21:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sheppard Promoted to OPP Executive Officer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Paul Sheppard has been promoted as the OPP Executive Officer in the Front Office of the Office of Polar Programs. Paul's previous position was the Chief Program Manager for the U.S. Antarctic Program within the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section (AIL). Paul joined the NSF in 2011 following his retirement from the U.S. Air Force.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:56:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liles Joins OPP Safety and Occupational Health Team]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Elicia Liles, a native of Franklin Furnace, Ohio, has joined OPP as a Safety and Occupational Health Manager. She brings extensive experience through a career spanning military service, multiple degrees in Emergency Management, Public Heath, and Environmental Health, and additional roles in the healthcare industry and community outreach.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Weisen Shen, NSF-funded Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University, Awarded the AGU Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Keiiti Aki Early Career Award is presented annually to an outstanding early career seismologist in recognition of their scientific accomplishments in the field of seismology. Shen's research interests are in the areas of seismic tomography and structure of the Earth's lithosphere.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:22:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pope joins OPP as Program Director for Polar Cyberinfrastructure]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Allen Pope has joined OPP's Antarctic Sciences section as the new Program Director for Polar Cyberinfrastructure. Prior to NSF, Allen has many years of experience working as a polar scientist and as a service leader within the polar community.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ancient Adelie Penguin Colony Revealed by Snowmelt]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Professor of Biology and Marine Biology Dr. Steven Emslie NSF-funded research findings in Antarctica were recently been published in the latest online edition of Geology. Well-preserved carcasses and remains of penguins have been revealed from under ice and snow by the recent warming trend in the Ross Sea.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 15:43:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Heavy Cosmic Rays - The Flight Of SuperTIGER-II]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In December 2019, SuperTIGER clawed its way back into the upper atmosphere. The second flight of the SuperTIGER cosmic ray experiment flew high above the icy continent for more than a month, collecting data on the high-energy particles that zip through the cosmos.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rhemann joins Office of Polar Programs as Science Assistant for Antarctic Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Rhemann has joined NSF as the new Science Assistant for Antarctic Sciences, Office of Polar Programs. Jennifer has supported the USAP as a contractor for 19 years, working 14 summers and six winters at McMurdo Station multiple support roles and has pursued graduate education in Antarctic sciences and polar law and policy. She has worked toward professional certifications including Incident Command Systems, Emergency Management, and Aviation Risk Management.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:15:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deep Channels Link Ocean to Antarctic Glacier]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Newly discovered deep seabed channels beneath Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica may be the pathway for warm ocean water to melt the underside of the glacier.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Detecting Anomalous Life Swarms]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Using high-frequency surface radar, ocean gliders, and underwater moorings, scientists take a close look at the ecosystem of the Palmer Deep to understand biological hot spots throughout the oceans surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:30:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fossil Evidence of 'Hibernation-Like' State in 250-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Animal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a paper published August 27, 2020 in the journal Communications Biology, NSF-funded scientists at the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture report evidence of a hibernation-like state in an animal that lived in Antarctica during the Early Triassic]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Equatorial Winds Ripple Down to Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An NSF-funded University of Colorado Boulder-led team is first to observe new equatorial wind patterns in Antarctica, revealing new connections in global circulation. The team has uncovered a critical connection between winds at Earth's equator and atmospheric waves 6,000 miles away at the South Pole.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:24:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: Field Support and Training]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica is a continent full of  potential hazards. It's up to the USAP's Field Support and Training team to keep scientists and support staff safe when working in its remote landscapes. Listen to this podcast and others in the Antarctic Sun, the online news site of the NSF-managed U.S. Antarctic Program.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:39:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Insects In The Extreme]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists are taking a close look at Antarctica's largest land animal. It's a small insect called the Antarctic midge, and they don't grow much bigger than a fingernail. There are a lot of persistent questions about these critters, and researchers are hoping that a broad study of their tiny genome can start to reveal some answers.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:56:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nelson joins OPP as Safety and Occupational Health Manager]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Chris Nelson has joined OPP as a Safety and Occupational Health Manager with over 11 years of professional experience that includes diverse operational expertise in construction, operations, and maintenance, service contracts, and government agreements.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:11:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UPDATE: USAP Plans for the Upcoming Antarctic Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, there will be significant changes to the upcoming Antarctic season. The NSF is committed to supporting the research community's needs through this internationally disruptive event.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sung joins OPP as Science Policy Advisor]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Nancy Sung has joined OPP to help develop and coordinate OPP's contributions to NSF's science policy efforts as well as in interagency and international polar policy matters. Before coming to OPP, Dr. Sung served at NSF for eight years, most recently as Science Advisor for Biological Sciences.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:07:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[At-Home Classroom Activity: Make Your Own Antarctic Animal Trading Cards]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Looking for something to do with your young kids? Antarctica is home to some incredible animals that call the harshest continent home. These downloadable, DIY cards can be easily printed and assembled, and feature illustrations and interesting facts of various well-known and not so well-known Antarctic creatures.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:07:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pumping Iron]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dissolved iron trickling from glacial streams into Antarctica's Southern Ocean helps algae grow, but not a whole lot makes it there. As more glaciers melt, more iron will flow in. What's that going to mean for marine ecosystems, and might it be enough to affect the climate?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:11:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Keeping Science in Antarctica Going and the Continent COVID-19-Free]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF's Science Matters spoke with Erin Heard, station manager of NSF's McMurdo Station, about life on the ice during the Antarctic winter; steps NSF is taking to prevent COVID-19 from arriving on the continent; and tips for dealing with social isolation.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:42:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UPDATE: How USAP is Responding to COVID-19 Challenges and Planning for the Upcoming Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF is committed to being supportive and as responsive as possible to the needs of the research community in the face of challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) woul like to update the community with the following additional information.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EVENT: OPP Virtual Office Hours for Information Regarding NSF's Current Operations]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic Sciences (ANT) and Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Sections in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) will be hosting virtual office hours this week to share information with the academic community regarding NSF's current operations.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:41:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Statement From Dr. Kelly K. Falkner Regarding COVID-19 and Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[There are currently no known or suspected cases of COVID-19 in Antarctica. The U.S. Antarctic Program, collectively with other national Antarctic programs via the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, are working diligently to ensure that remains the case.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:28:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Dinosaurs of Antarctica, a Large-Format Film, Launched Globally in Museums and IMAX Cinemas in February]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dinosaurs of Antarctica, a large-format film produced by Giant Screen Films, launched globally into museum and IMAX; cinemas in February. Evidence of dinosaurs and other creatures living in Antarctica have been found. Travel back hundreds of millions of years, as scientists explore this ancient world.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 21:41:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[DEADLINE April 27: Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems Program Director Vacancy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation is seeking a qualified candidate for an Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems (AOE) program director's position within its Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Antarctic Sciences Section at NSF's Alexandria, Va. Headquarters.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:02:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NOTICE: OPP Science Support and Operational Changes in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) recognizes the particular challenges that COVID-19 poses for the polar research community. Please read the following notice, which includes information about the Arctic and the U.S. Antarctic Program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:02:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Massive Iceberg Breaks From Pine Island Glacier]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Last week, a massive iceberg broke from Pine Island Glacier, one of Antarctica's largest glaciers, which flows into the Amundsen Sea. Pine Island Glacier calving events appear to be occurring more frequently.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 04:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rowell Joins OPP as Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Program Manager]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[W. Andrew Rowell, a graduate of The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, has joined OPP's Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section as logistics program manager. Prior to joining AIL, he was the Services and Logistics Division Chief for HQ Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force Administrative Assistant Operations Directorate (SAF/AAO) at The Pentagon.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:36:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Statement on the Outbreak of 2019-nCoV (Coronavirus)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV (coronavirus), is of serious concern to the Office of Polar Programs, which supports thousands of researchers, operational personnel, and other visitors to remote stations in the Arctic and Antarctica. As an immediate response, OPP augmented medical screening questions for personnel deploying to Antarctica and Greenland.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:51:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gregory Joins OPP as Antarctic Transportation Program Manager]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stuart Gregory, a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, has joined OPP's Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section as transportation program manager. Immediately prior to coming to AIL, he was the business operations director at the Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (OEA), where he helped to increase energy resilience at Air Force installations.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:05:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Side by Side]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a relatively rare occurrence, the NSF Antarctic research vessels Laurence M. Gould and Nathaniel B. Palmer lie alongside one another at Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula. The last time they were both at the station at the same time was in 2000. The Palmer, largest of the two, was rafted next to the Gould to transfer passengers and equipment to the station.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two-Million-Year-Old Ice Provides Snapshot of Earth's Greenhouse Gas History]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two-million-year old ice from the Allan Hills region of Antarctica recently uncovered by a team of researchers provides a clearer picture into the connections between greenhouse gases and climate in the ancient past and is expected to help scientists understand future climate change. In a recent edition of the journal Nature, a group of scientists described how they used air trapped in the bubbles in ice as old as two million years to measure levels of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 21:44:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Moore to Join Antarctic Sciences Section]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Robert Moore will join OPP's Antarctic Sciences Section on October 15 as Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences (AAGS) program director. Vladimir Papitashvili, the current AAGS program director, will remain with the section, focusing more on the large research facilities, such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and cosmic microwave background telescopes, at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:11:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Safety and Occupational Health Manager Position Available]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This position is assigned to the Office of Polar Environment, Health and Safety (PESH), Office of Polar Programs (OPP), National Science Foundation and is located in Alexandria, Virginia. The deadline to apply for this position is October 15, 2019.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 16:47:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two Polar "Alumni", Both Women, Serving Aboard the International Space Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jessica Meir, formerly an NSF funded, U.S. Antarctic Program researcher and now a NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut, joined the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this week, temporarily increasing the orbiting laboratory's population to nine people, one of whom is fellow astronaut Christina Hammock Koch, who also served in the Antarctic Program and at NSF's Summit Station in Greenland.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:55:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Revision Strongly Encourages Interdisciplinary Research Proposals]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The new Antarctic Research solicitation (NSF 19-595) has been revised to encourage disciplinary research in addition to research that crosses, and integrates, disciplinary perspectives and approaches in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. The goal of this change is to remove perceived barriers for submission of research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries while ensuring continued support for core research themes.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 23:58:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Heidelberg Joins Antarctic Sciences Section]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Karla Heidelberg has joined OPP's Antarctic Sciences Section as the Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems (AOE) program director. She has a broad background in marine science and is currently a professor of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:12:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IceCube Neutrino Observatory Upgrade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the detector at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station that identified the first likely source of high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays, is getting an upgrade. On June 25, NSF approved the funding to upgrade IceCube, extending its scientific capabilities to enable IceCube to reach neutrino energies that overlap with the energy ranges of smaller existing neutrino detectors worldwide.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:09:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NASA Balloon Over Antarctica Tests Neutron Stars' Mettle]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Neutron Stars are the dense remains of stars which, at the end of their "life," were not quite large enough to collapse into black holes. Gravity crushes the dying star, fusing electrons and protons together in the process and forming small stars made entirely of neutrons. It is the densest matter in the universe; a single teaspoon is estimated to weigh as much as 10 million tons.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 17:32:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jackson to Manage Antarctic Earth Sciences Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Michael E. Jackson, currently the program director for Research Facilities and Special Projects in OPP's Antarctic Sciences Section, will assume the duties of Antarctic Earth Sciences (AES) program director on September 1. He will replace Douglas Kowalewski, who has managed the AES program on a temporary "rotator" appointment.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PRI Shows How Seals Assist Scientists with Predictions of the Thwaites Glacier Collapse]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Weddell seals dive almost 2,000 feet below the ocean's surface. Elephant seals (such as the one in this 2005 photo) go even deeper - more than 3,000 feet. That means if scientists equip them with sensors, the seals are ideal for measuring the ocean's temperature at different depths.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:36:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Independence Day on The Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Personnel at McMurdo Station, Antarctica used their lunch break on July 5 to celebrate Independence Day with a parade. Aside from taking place on a continent experiencing 24 hours of darkness, many things would have been familiar in any parade on a typical "Main Street USA": fire engines, baton twirlers, flags, and smiling and waving military veterans.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Celebrity Chef's Passion for Science]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Angela Zoumplis, a biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, earlier this week wrote on the opinion pages of the New York Times about a visit to a field camp in the McMurdo Dry Valleys by the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. One of several researchers who discussed their work and Antarctic experience with Bourdain on and off camera at NSF's Lake Hoare Camp, she was initially a bit perplexed about why he had come to the southernmost continent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:45:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers Uncover Trove of Ancient Fossils That Highlight Antarctica as an Evolutionary Crucible]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The mountains of Antarctica may seem an unlikely place to find fish, but they were exactly what a team of paleontologists working along the edge of the Polar Plateau last winter were looking for. In a region now defined by dry rocky terrain poking up through vast sheets of thick ice, the five-member team spent much of December and January scouring the exposed landscape for the remains of ancient fish.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 21:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPP-supported Study Uncovers Surprising Melting Patterns Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The ROSETTA-Ice project, a three-year, multi-institutional data collection survey of Antarctic ice, has assembled an unprecedented view of the Ross Ice Shelf, its structure and how it has been changing over time. Now, in a study published this week in Nature Geoscience, the ROSETTA-Ice team details how they used Icepod, a first-of-its kind system designed to collect high-resolution data across the polar regions, to discover an ancient geologic structure that restricts where ocean water flows.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Story By "Embedded" PRI Reporter Asks the Question "Is Thwaites Glacier Doomed?"]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF/OPP and the U.K.'s NERC: Natural Environment Research Councill are jointly supporting a five-year, 25 million dollar deployment of researchers to investigate the fate of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier. Thwaites drains an area roughly the size of Florida or Great Britain, accounting for about 4 percent of global sea level rise - an amount that has doubled since the mid-1990s.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 18:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting a Close-up Look at How Antarctic Ocean Vegetation Weathers Change]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Alex Lowe, a postdoctoral student at Maryland's Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, scuba dives near NSF's Palmer Station, Antarctica. Lowe is part of a collaborative research effort involving scientists from University of Alabama, Birmingham, UA-Fairbanks, the University of Oregon, Eugene and Texas A&M University, IslandtoIce who are studying cold-water communities on the western Antarctic Peninsula and how they may be changing.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 21:16:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giant Antarctic Sea Spiders Weather Warming by Getting Holey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists have wondered for decades why marine animals that live in the polar oceans and the deep sea grow so large there, but nowhere else. And whether their size may make them more vulnerable to warming of polar waters. The prevailing theory - the 'oxygen-temperature hypothesis' - holds that animals living in extreme cold can grow to giant sizes because their metabolisms are very slow.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 15:29:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research on Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Contexts]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent "Dear Colleague Letter" (DCL) stresses that NSF-as the nation's primary federal funder of basic science and engineering research-welcomes and supports competitive, peer-reviewed research proposals that advance fundamental knowledge about the nature and underlying dynamics of sexual and other forms of harassment, and mechanisms for evaluating harassment prevalence, prevention, and responses, in a range of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, research, and workplace settings.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 15:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Infrastructure Section Vacancies]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[OPP's Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) section has announced two vacancies: a logistics manager and a transportation manager. The logistics manager oversees logistical and operational support systems needed to maintain and improve U.S. Antarctic Program infrastructure and to enable Program-supported science.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPP Provides the Logistics That Helped Make Disneynature's Penguins Film a Reality]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It is no easy task to film thousands of Adelie penguins in their remote Antarctic habitat. In fact, only with the support of the U.S. Antarctic Program is it even possible.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPP Announces Nationwide Search for Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences Program Director]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic Sciences Section in Polar Programs announces a nationwide search for an Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences Program (AAGS) program director. Formal consideration of applications will begin on April 15, 2019 and will continue until a selection is made.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:33:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) - a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration - was designed to capture images of a black hole.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:14:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: What Bones and Feathers From an Ancient Adelie Colony Tell Us About How Penguins Adapt to Change]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica's Adelie penguins will soon star in a big-screen film about their life cycle. Disneynature produced the documentary with logistical support from the Office of Polar Programs.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Follow Adelie Penguins on the Journey into the Long Polar Night]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An article in the most recent edition of Audubon Magazine focusses Antarctica's Adelie penguin and the researchers who have spent decades studying them, including NSF-funded biologist David Ainley.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Study Says Krill, Which Help Make Up the Base of the Antarctic Food Chain, Are Moving South]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A study based on analysis of 90 years of scientific catch data from the South Atlantic Ocean shows that the geographic distribution of Antarctic krill has contracted nearly 300 miles southward in concert with ocean warming, according to a recently published paper.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:05:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glacier "Tree Rings" Could Hold Clues for Planet's Future]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Buried in the ice of Antarctica are records of what Earth looked like 130,000 years ago, when the glaciers last melted - and what it might look like again in the future.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:24:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Multimessenger Diversity Network: Astrophysics Joins Efforts to Broaden Participation in STEM]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new Multimessenger Diversity Network (MDN) to broaden participation in astrophysics was launched earlier this month during a meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The meeting was hosted by the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, headquarters of the NSF-funded IceCube Neutrino Observatory.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:59:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Astronomy (Again) Makes its Mark at the South Pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Each year, because the ice sheet moves roughly 30 feet a year, it is necessary to mark the location of the South Pole in Antarctica. And each year, the community of researchers and research-support personnel who spend the Southern Hemisphere winter at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station create a unique ceremonial marker that is unveiled on January 1.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: SALSA Time-lapse Video]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the Southern Hemisphere summer, the sun shines 24 hours a day in Antarctica. This roughly 90-second video - which was shot with a 360-degree camera from the top of chemistry lab at the NSF funded SALSA Antarctica (Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access) project site - captures the sun making a circle of the sky, beginning at 10:00pm on December 20, 2018.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Modernization of NSF's Logistics Hub in Antarctica Ready to Move Forward]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Board (NSB) has authorized the National Science Foundation (NSF) to move forward with the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science (AIMS) project. AIMS is planned as a 10-year undertaking to overhaul McMurdo Station into an energy- and operationally efficient platform from which to support world-class science.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:39:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory Releases Recording of Antarctic Orca Sounds]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers with the OPP-funded McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory at NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica have released a 100-minute recording of the world's southernmost killer whales.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Force of Nature, a Marvel of Logistics]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Paul Cziko, a researcher at the University of Oregon and the principal investigator for the McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory at NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica, earlier this month recorded this roughly two-minute, time-lapse video of two-meter-thick sea ice breaking up in front of the station, which is part of the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rolling Stone, Rolling Ship: A Correspondent on the Way to Antarctica Shares a Firsthand Experience of the Notorious Drake Passage]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jeff Goodell, a writer for Rolling Stone, is one of two journalists competitively selected to cover a research cruise of NSF's Nathaniel B. Palmer. The cruise is part of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, a multi-year joint field campaign of NSF and the United Kingdom's NERC: Natural Environment Research Council.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 20:49:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cold Pursuits: A Scientist's Quest to Uncover Antarctica's Hidden Secrets -- The Wall Street Journal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In late November, a reporter and photographer from The Wall Street Journal visited NSF-funded researchers in Antarctica under OPP's auspices, to report on science being carried out in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, an ice-free region of the continent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:13:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ensuring a Massive Antarctic Telescope "Keeps Its Cool"]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists install a cryostat (purple instrument), a device for maintaining very low temperatures, on the 10-meter South Pole Telescope (SPT) earlier this Southern Hemisphere summer.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:12:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ocean-drilling Expedition Will Unveil Climate History of a Globally Significant Ice Sheet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The West Antarctic Ice Sheet, in the Amundsen Sea off Antarctica, could play a pivotal role in future sea level rise, but many questions remain unanswered, scientists say.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:11:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USA Today Goes to an Antarctic "Expert" for First-hand Tips on How to Survive, and Even Thrive, in Cold Weather]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a story headlined "I live in Antarctica. You'll need to 'psychologically' accept the fact that it's cold here to survive", Jonathan Foster, a fuel operator ("fuelie") at NSF's McMurdo Station offers tips on how to mentally and physically cope with brutal cold such as was experienced in much of the United States this week.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A View From the Palmer Research Station in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, James McClintock, a marine biologist at UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham and a longtime OPP grantee, checked in with National Public Radio's David Greene from NSF's Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula about the state of Adelie penguin populations and the retreat of local glaciers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:26:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[50 Years Of Weddell Seals]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For a half a century, generations of researchers have studied various aspects of the life cycle of generations of Weddell seals around Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, making them some of the most closely studied mammals on the planet.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:58:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hands-On Learning in the Antarctic]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chilean and U.S. students and teachers have recently completed the 2018 session of the Joint Antarctic School Expedition (JASE), which, in the U.S., is funded by OPP and managed by the Dartmouth Institute of Arctic Studies.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:22:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Sources Sought" for Replacement of Pier at Antarctica's Palmer Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF seeks information about eligible firms capable of performing construction services at Palmer Station.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:19:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two Contract Employees Die in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two fire technicians at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been pronounced dead following an incident at a generator building that powers a radio transmitter near the station. The incident, which still is under investigation, occurred on December 12th local time (McMurdo Station keeps New Zealand time). NSF is not releasing any personal information about the deceased at this time, next of kin have been notified.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:21:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Building a Balloon Launcher]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A bulldozer drags one of the two "high bays" for the Long Duration Balloon Facility near NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica into place.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:21:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Supports NASA's IceBridge]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In late 2017, a specially modified Basler aircraft used a laser to map the Antarctic ice sheet ice as part of NASA's Operation IceBridge, which "bridged" a data-collection gap left by a now-defunct NASA satellite called ICESat that will be replaced by another orbiting observatory, ICESat2.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nearly 50 Years Ago, Women Broke an Antarctic Barrier]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, a woman, Dr. Kelly K. Falkner, heads NSF's office of Polar Programs and the NSF-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. And women may be found in a variety of occupations, both across the program and in the Arctic, from conducting field research to flying aircraft to managing research stations.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:42:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[An Unprecedented Window Opens into a Lake Buried Beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Initial data acquired by GPS observations made by OPP-funded researchers indicate that they may have beaten the odds while observing a lake buried more than 1000 meters under West Antarctic Ice Sheet and captured data as the lake drained as part of a multi-year "fill-drain" cycle.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:28:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Antarctic Style]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This roughly one-minute video of the McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory (MOO), and life at the bottom of Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, was created to celebrate MOO's first "birthday" this month.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:15:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Art Imitating Life, Captured in Art]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica stands in for some of the most remote places in the solar system when it comes to some of &#xef;&#xbf;&#xbd;the research supported by the U.S. Antarctic Program. Mars rover designs have been tested in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:11:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: An Ancient and Dormant Volcano Buried in the Ice Has Created a 6,000-year Record of the Motion of an Antarctic Ice Sheet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet encompasses more than 6 million cubic miles, and could cause a major global sea-level rise if it were to collapse. But it's what's happening underneath the sheet that has some researchers excited.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:10:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Contractual Employee Dies at NSF's Palmer Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An employee for a subcontractor to the National Science Foundation's Antarctic logistics contractor has died of natural causes at Palmer Station, Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:18:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[SOUND FILE: Antarctic Ice Shelf "Sings" as Winds Whip Across its Surface]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Winds blowing across snow dunes on Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf cause the massive ice slab's surface to vibrate, producing a near-constant set of seismic "tones" scientists could potentially use to monitor changes in the ice shelf from afar, according to new research.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:23:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: A South Pole Record]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The idea of spending six months in the darkness of a South Pole winter may not appeal to many -- it involves ice as far as the eye can see, sub-zero temperatures and no flights in or out, from February to October.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:27:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Rapid, Widespread Changes May be Coming to Antarctica's Dry Valleys]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys have undergone changes over the past decade and the recent discovery of thawing permafrost, thinning glaciers and melting ground ice by an NSF-funded research team are signs that rapid and widespread change could be on the horizon.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:26:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Dinosaur Extends its Range into Ohio]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The fossil remains of Cryolophosaurus-"frozen crest lizard"-ellioti were the first of a carnivorous dinosaur to be discovered in Antarctica and the first non-avian dinosaur from the continent to be officially named.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Next-generation Camera for the South Pole Telescope]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The 10-meter South Pole Telescope at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station makes images of the oldest light in the universe.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPP-funded Researchers Create the Most Accurate Antarctic Map Ever]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF-funded researchers at Ohio State University using NSF-funded supercomputers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have produced the most detailed map of the Southernmost Continent ever created.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:37:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Palmer Pier Upgrade in Final Planning Stages]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) will make a major upgrade to the pier at the U.S. Antarctic Program's Palmer Station, located on Anvers Island on the Antarctic peninsula.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 20:21:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Diving Robots Find Antarctic Seas Exhale Surprising Amounts of Carbon Dioxide in Winter]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The open water nearest the sea ice surrounding Antarctica releases significantly more carbon dioxide in winter than previously believed, a new study has found.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:37:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[McMurdo's Satellite Tracking Station is a Critical Link in Global Observing Network]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Technicians at NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica were the first in the world to receive data from NASA's GRACE-FO satellites, launched in May to track water movement across the globe.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:31:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers Recover Two-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Ice, Containing a Trove of Pollen, Dust and, Possibly, DNA]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A team of NSF funded researchers has brought home from the distant mountains of Antarctica samples of two-million-year-old ice, some of the oldest ever discovered and more than twice as old as most previous samples.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 20:01:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Relentless Nature at Work in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[High winds drove snow and battered NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during a streak of bad weather that lasted for weeks in June. One storm in particular formed a gigantic sastrugi, or snowdrift, nearly as hard as concrete.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:34:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Significant Polar Birthday]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On July 16, 1872, Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen was born. He led the expedition that was first to reach the South Pole.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:37:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reconstructing Antarctica's Prehistoric Past]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The associate curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County holds a three-dimensional model of the brain of a Cryolophosaurus, the first carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:15:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Press Conference Highlights Groundbreaking Neutrino Discovery]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers announced that using data gathered by IceCube at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, scientists have identified a super massive black hole as the source of some of the highest energy cosmic rays for the first time.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:17:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Previously Unsuspected Volcanic Activity Confirmed Under West Antarctic Ice Sheet at Pine Island Glacier]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers say the newly discovered heat source could contribute in ways yet unknown to the potential collapse of the ice sheet.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 20:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Construction Begins on Information Technology and Communications Primary Operations Facility at NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF has authorized Reston, Va.-based Leidos Corp., its prime Antarctic contractor, to begin construction on a new facility that will house upgraded and centralized network operations and telecommunications at McMurdo Station, the nation's flagship research complex on the southernmost continent.]]></description>
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      <category>Station Modernization</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:24:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Method of Gauging Ice-Sheet Movement May Improve Predictions of Sea-Level Rise]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF-funded researchers at The University of Kansas have devised a new method of gauging how fast the massive ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland move toward the sea, reducing, they say, "the largest uncertainty" in predicting future sea-level rise.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:15:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Research on the Earth's Saltiest Lake, in the "Natural Laboratory" of Antarctica, Might Tell us About Water on Mars]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Not only is Antarctica's Don Juan Pond the saltiest lake on Earth, its weird chemistry has piqued the curiosity of scientists who think it could tell us something about water on Mars.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:58:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Midsummer? Midwinter? It's All Relative]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[When the summer solstice dawned on June 21 at NSF's Summit Station in Greenland, the winter solstice had come to the three cold and far darker U.S. research stations in Antarctica: McMurdo, Amundsen-Scott and Palmer. Depending upon where and WHEN you were, it was either the longest OR the shortest day of the year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[For Nearly a Quarter of a Century, Supporting a World-Class Classroom in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For early-career scientists, learning the ropes in Antarctica can mean donning actual safety lines and harnesses. This past austral summer, 20 students traveled to OPP's McMurdo Station to conduct a range of experiments and learn first-hand what it's like to do research at the bottom of the world.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:02:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Blue-Water Sailing]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A wave breaks into the Baltic Room--which provides access to launch and retrieve instruments--aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer during a 2017 research cruise of the NSF-funded Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:57:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PODCAST: Supporting Science in a "Washing Machine"]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this latest in a series of quarterly podcasts highlighting the work that goes into supporting Antarctic science, Mike Lucibella chats with marine technicians about how they keep science going smoothly, even when they're crossing the roughest patch of ocean in the world.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:44:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[In Honor of Memorial Day]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Operation Deep Freeze is the U.S. military's logistical contribution to the civilian-run United States Antarctic Program (USAP). The New York Air National Guard, the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, and many others continue to play a vital role in modern Antarctic research.]]></description>
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      <category>Antarctic History</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:12:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ultraviolet Radiation Giving Antarctic Microbes Mixed Messages]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ultraviolet radiation is a high-energy wavelength of light that can damage a cell's DNA and causes sunburn in humans. But an NSF-funded team led by Benjamin Van Mooy, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), is taking a different look at how it can affect Antarctic microorganisms.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 19:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: The First Journey to This World]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lake Mercer is one of the largest lakes under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The OPP-funded Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA) project aims to explore this biome beneath the ice.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 16:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newly Collected Fossils Offer a Glimpse Into Prehistoric Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An international NSF-funded research team deployed to the Transantarctic Mountains recently found a wealth of animal fossils that survived one of the greatest extinctions Earth has ever seen.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 17:22:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[US and UK Join Forces to Understand How Quickly a Massive Antarctic Glacier Could Collapse]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of a new research initiative, the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, NSF and the United Kingdom's Natural Environment Research Council announced today that they will be gathering the data needed to understand whether the glacier could begin to collapse.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 16:50:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: How Quickly Could a Massive Antarctic Glacier Collapse?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The collapse of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica could significantly affect global sea levels. It already drains an area roughly the size of Britain or the U.S. state of Florida, accounting for around four per cent of global sea-level rise--an amount that has doubled since the mid-1990s.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 16:25:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[On World Penguin Day]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An Adelie penguin chick prompts its parent to feed it, which the adult does by regurgitating fish and krill into the chick's mouth. The photo was taken at Cape Crozier Antarctica, one of the continent's largest Adelie colonies.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:10:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Population of the Most Abundant Creature in Antarctica's Polar Desert Reportedly Declining]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The population of dominant creature in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys ecosystem--a roundworm the about half as long as the period at the end of this sentence--is declining in the face of relatively warmer and wetter conditions, according to a paper by an NSF-funded research team.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers with Antarctica's McMurdo Long Term Ecological Research Site]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Although considered barren by early explorers, NSF-funded researchers with the U.S. Antarctic Program study the microscopic worms that thrive in the McMurdo Dry Valleys and have discovered microorganisms that live in mineral-rich water beneath a glacier.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:46:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Palmer Station Celebrates 50 Years of Antarctic Discovery]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fifty years ago this week, NSF's Palmer Station was established on Anvers Island, on the Antarctic Peninsula. The 34 people currently on station celebrated the occasion on March 20 with cake, a flag raising and toasts.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:38:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: N.Y. Air Guard Flies Unique Aircraft in Support of Polar Science]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this newly released Department of Defense video, Aircraft Commander Maj. Malcolm Schongalla, of the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard, discusses the logistical support the unit provides to the NSF-managed U.S. Antarctic Program, as part of Operation Deep Freeze.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:11:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[That Which Remains... From a Global Extinction]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The fossilized remains of the vertebra and foot of a lystrosaurus, a plant-eating dinosaur which lived about 250 million years ago, embedded in exposed rock high in the mountains of Antarctica. The find was made by a team of paleontologists, led by Christian Sidor, of the University of Washington.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:04:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Circumnavigating the "Pole Hole": How Scientists "Ground Truth" an Ice-Detecting Satellite Before it Flies]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In January, researchers went for a more than 750-kilometer (466-mile) drive around the South Pole. The four-person team followed the arc of the 88th parallel for a quarter of its distance ringing the South Pole. Their cargo was a sensitive GPS unit to record the exact elevation of the ice sheet they drove over.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Atmospheric Observations at the South Pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The two-story Atmospheric Research Observatory building houses a long-term research program carried out by the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory Global Monitoring Division. NOAA/ESRL measures long-term trends of gases and aerosols and their influence on the Earth's climate.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:07:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A First-Hand Account of a Uniquely Antarctic New Year Ceremony]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In an annual ritual unique to Antarctica, personnel at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on January 1, 2018 unveiled the new marker that designates the geographic South Pole.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet has History of Instability]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New research, led by The University of Texas at Austin and the University of South Florida (USF) and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), has found that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may not be as stable as it seems.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:44:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF seeks Program Director, Arctic Systems Sciences Program: Applications Due January 29]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Program Director for the Arctic Sciences Section (ARCSS) Program in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP), Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) in Alexandria, VA. The Office of Polar Programs is responsible for planning, funding, and implementing scientific research programs in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:52:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Testing a Space-Communications Technology in Antarctica That May One Day have Applications in Polar Research]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Nov. 20, a "selfie" snapped at NSF's McMurdo Station in Antarctica was transmitted to the International Space Station using a technology that may one day enable a future interplanetary internet.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:40:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Detector Offers First Look at How Earth Stops High-Energy Neutrinos in Their Tracks]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An interdisciplinary team of researchers using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica has measured how certain high-energy neutrinos are absorbed by the Earth, as opposed to passing through matter as most neutrinos do.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:30:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How to Cater a Thanksgiving Dinner for 900... in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Keeping researchers and support staff fed during a holiday is a bit out of the ordinary, but that, of course, depends on how you define ordinary. Hear all about the daily work and long-range planning that goes into keeping the nation's Antarctic research program "marching on its stomach" in a behind-the-science podcast.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Seal Research Featured in Children's Book]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Roxanne Beltran has spent several seasons in Antarctica studying the behavior of Weddell seals. Now, the doctoral student from the University of Alaska Fairbanks' College of Natural Science and Mathematics has distilled her OPP-funded research into a children's book.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 22:32:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Intensifying Winds Could Increase East Antarctica's Contribution to Sea Level Rise]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A team of NSF-funded researchers, led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin, has published a paper arguing that the Totten Glacier, the largest glacier in East Antarctica, is being melted from below &#xef;&#xbf;&#xbd; a cause for concern because the glacier holds more than 11 feet of sea level rise.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:02:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Year-to-Year Changes in Penguin Populations Difficult to Understand and Predict, Researchers Say]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An analysis of all known data on Adelie penguin populations over the last 35 years has found that only a small fraction of year-to-year changes in Adelie penguin populations can be attributed to measurable factors such as changes in sea ice.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:56:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Change-of-Command Ceremony at the 109th Airlift Wing, Which Supports NSF Polar Science.]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Col. Michele Kilgore became the first woman to command the only ski-equipped aircraft unit in the U.S. military during a change-of-command ceremony on Sunday at Stratton Air National Guard Base in New York state. The 109th supports polar science in Greenland and Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:50:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spending the Antarctic Winter Learning to Become Proficient Radio "Hams"]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This Southern Hemisphere winter, 11 people at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station passed exams administered by the National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL) certifying various degrees of competency in the field of "HAM" radio.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:15:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scientists Scour Antarctica for Ancient Life]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers working in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys have found evidence, in ancient dried microbial mats, of microorganisms that may have been alive for thousands of years. The discovery could have implications for biology in other parts of the world and even on other planets, such as Mars.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:23:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Ice Detectives]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Columbia Magazine, published by Columbia University, features a story that focusses on the work of NSF-funded researchers, such as Columbia's Robin E. Bell, and projects such as IcePod, a collaborative effort with the 109th Airlift Wing, in trying to predict the fate of the Earth's polar ice sheets.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hidden River Once Flowed Beneath Antarctic Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF-funded Antarctic researchers from Rice University have discovered that flowing liquid water below the ice appears to play a pivotal role in determining the fate of Antarctic ice streams. The finding, which appeared online in the journal Nature Geoscience, follows a two-year analysis of sediment cores and precise seafloor maps covering 2,700 square miles of the western Ross Sea.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 21:28:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Extreme Melt Season Leads to Decade-Long Ecosystem Changes in Antarctica's Dry Valleys]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An abnormal season of intense glacial melt in 2002 triggered multiple distinct changes in the physical and biological characteristics of Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys over the ensuing decade, new research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) shows.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Methane-Eating Bacteria in Antarctic Lake May Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An interdisciplinary team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded that bacteria in a lake 800 meters (2,600 feet) beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may digest methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, preventing its release into the atmosphere.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 00:57:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory Featured in New York Times Magazine Piece on Global Repositories]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF-funded laboratory, in Lakewood, Colo., which stores, curates, and studies ice cores recovered from around the world--including the Arctic and Antarctic--is among the facilities worldwide featured in a July 13 New York Times Magazine story headlined "Arks of the Apocalypse."]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:06:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Prehistoric Forests of the Frozen Continent]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Paleontologists uncovered the fossil remnants of the oldest forest yet discovered in Antarctica. At about 270 million years old, the fossils come from an extinct species of tree known as Glossopteris. The fossils promise to offer paleontologists insights into the prehistoric climate and ecology of Antarctica, and the dramatic ecological changes that were about to sweep across the continent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 19:13:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: A Harsh Winter Storm at Antarctica's McMurdo Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It is the middle of winter in the Southern Hemisphere and for U.S. research stations in Antarctica, this means no respite from darkness, extreme cold and brutal weather. In late June what one station official termed "the worst storm of our winter thus far, and maybe one of the worst storm I've witnessed personally in all my trips to McMurdo" struck Antarctica's Ross Island.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:33:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: The World's Most Remote Independence Day Celebration?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Marching bands, fire engines, and baton twirlers are standbys of Independence Day celebrations, temperatures of -17 Fahrenheit and pitch darkness? Not so much. But as a morale booster at NSF's McMurdo Station, this short celebration--held during station lunch hour--raised spirits on the nation's birthday. See it all in this roughly four-minute video.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:10:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Office of Polar Programs (OPP) Safety and Occupational Health Policy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs has made official its Safety and Occupational Health policy. The written policy, which applies to all of OPP's science operations in both the Arctic and Antarctic, was signed by Susanne LaFratta, who heads OPP's Polar Environment, Safety, and Health Section, on June 14, 2017.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:51:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[President Trump's Midwinter's Day Message to the Antarctic Community]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Continuing a tradition that dates to the International Geophysical Year, President Donald J. Trump has issued an annual message of congratulations and encouragement to researchers and support personnel, on the Southern Hemisphere's shortest day.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:28:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[OPP-Funded Study: Widespread Melt in West Antarctica Documented During Unusually Warm Austral Summer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An area of West Antarctica more than twice the size of California partially melted in 2016 when warm winds forced by an especially strong El Nino blew over the continent, an international group of researchers, supported in part by OPP, has determined.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ancient Ice from Greenland and Antarctica: the Story it Tells About Climate]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Year after year, snow compacts under its own weight forming strata that encapsulate the air between flake structures. "And these [ice cores] are perfect samples of past atmospheres." Measuring and mapping up to 800,000 years of past atmospheres on Earth provides researchers with a view of what a balanced climate system looks like.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Artists and Writers Program Participant O'Boyle Featured in Massachusetts Gallery Showing]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Berkshire Now gallery in Pittsfield, Mass. will feature images of Antarctica by photographer Shaun O'Boyle, from June 2 through August 21. Landscapes of glaciers, mountains, and ocean are displayed alongside images of seals and penguins in their element, all taken during a seven-week photography project in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:49:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Adelie Penguins Sport New Tags, Long-Term Tagging Project Notes "Dramatic" Uptick in Populations]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ornithologist David Ainley and his team attached new electronic tags to about 150 penguins to record where each penguin goes and how deeply it dives under water. The tagging project ties in with a broader effort that he's been spearheading for 20 years, monitoring Adelie penguin populations and demographics around Ross Island.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 21:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The So-Called "Doomsday Glacier" and How NSF-Funded Scientists Hope to Learn More About Its Fate]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a May 9th story, Rolling Stone Magazine reports that "Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is so remote that only 28 human beings have ever set foot on it". The trouble with Thwaites, one of the largest glaciers on the planet, is that it's also what scientists call "a threshold system."]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 20:58:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA: Digital Immersion Into the Fate of Antarctic's Ice and What it Means to the Rest of the World]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The New York Times has published a package of digital and virtual-reality segments, called "Antarctic Dispatches", on its website that exposes viewers to the visceral experience of doing science on the southernmost continent.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 22:41:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF-Funded Researchers Solve the Century-Old Mystery of Blood Falls]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A research team led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Colorado College has solved a century-old mystery involving a famous red waterfall in Antarctica. New evidence links Blood Falls to a large source of salty water that may have been trapped under Taylor Glacier for more than 1 million years.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 15:55:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former NSF Director Colwell to Receive Prestigious Vannevar Bush Award]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Board has announced that Rita Rossi Colwell (right), the 11th director of the National Science Foundation, will receive the 2017 Vannevar Bush Award. The award honors exceptional lifelong leaders in science and technology.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:56:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["What Lies Beneath"... Antarctic Ice is Pretty Amazing]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[See for yourself, in this brief clip from a virtual-reality project produced by The New York Times, which visited Antarctica last November under the auspices of OPP's Media Visitors program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:05:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Polar Glaciers May be Home to Previously Undiscovered Carbon Cycle]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Microbes in streams flowing on the surface of glaciers in the Arctic and Antarctic may represent a previously underestimated source of organic material and be part of an as yet undiscovered "dynamic local carbon cycle," according to a new paper published by researchers supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:13:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter: Office of Polar Programs (OPP), Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Employment Opportunities - Program Directors (Open Until Filled)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Office of Polar Programs (OPP), Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), announces a nationwide search for outstanding scientists to fill open Program Director positions to assist in research program management in programmatic areas of Arctic Sciences, Antarctic Sciences, and Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Launching a New Era of Small Boating at Palmer Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The first of two Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) was launched earlier this month at Hero Inlet at NSF's Palmer Station. The RHIBs are specifically built to directly support multidisciplinary scientific sampling efforts. Their operational range is 20 miles, a ten-fold increase compared to existing inflatables.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:56:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Smithsonian Honors Aircrews That Flew 2016 Medical-Evacuation Flight to NSF's South Pole Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will award the 2017 Trophy for Current Achievement to aircrews that flew a mission last summer to evacuate patients from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:52:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: A Massive Ice-Bound Detector Searches for Infinitesimally Small Particles]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this recently released video, engineers and researchers with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory explain the challenges of building a unique, NSF-funded instrument beneath the ice at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:41:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pioneering Women in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In commemoration of Women's History Month, which began March 1, an image of the first all-woman Antarctic science team, from The Ohio State University, in Christchurch, New Zealand, en route to Antarctica in 1969.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 17:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: A Teacher's Tour of NSF's South Pole Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kate Miller, a teacher at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Va., was a participant in the NSF-funded PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) program at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the 2016-2017 season with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. She shot this 20-minute video tour of the station early in her stay.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:06:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Applications for 11th Antarctic Biology Training Program Due April 17, 2017]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF will sponsor the 11th Antarctic Biology Training Program (for early career scientists) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in January 2018. A collaboration between the University of San Francisco and the University of Southern California, the Antarctic Biology Training Program has a record of introducing participants to Antarctic science.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 21:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Icebreaker to Visit New Zealand]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New Zealand has granted the United States permission for a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker, the USCGC Polar Star, to visit the port of Lyttelton later this month. The icebreaker will make the port call on its way to its home port of Seattle after completing a resupply mission supporting the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), which is managed by the National Science Foundation (NSF).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 21:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Change of Name for the Division of Polar Programs, Directorate for Geosciences, to Office of Polar Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Effective immediately, the Division of Polar Programs will be designated as the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Geosciences Directorate (GEO). Dr. Kelly K. Falkner, the Office Director of OPP, will also become a member of NSF's Senior Management Advisory Roundtable. The rationale for the name changes is to recognize OPP's national standing and unique role within NSF.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 16:46:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Seeks Program Director, Antarctic Integrated System Science: Deadline, January 12, 2017]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF's Division of Polar Programs is seeking an Antarctic Integrated System Science Program Director. The successful candidate will manage a dynamic proposal-driven research grants program and coordinate with other programs throughout NSF, other funding agencies, and international partners to achieve program goals.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Applications for Field Experiences in Greenland and Antarctica for High School Students Due January 31, 2016]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Through a grant to the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College, the Division of Polar Programs provides two NSF funded opportunities for U.S. high school students to travel to the Arctic and Antarctic to participate in hands-on and inquiry-based science activities. Prospective applicants should complete the online form at the link provided.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 22:45:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Teacher Applications for Palmer LTER Project Due December 23, 2016]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Teachers are encouraged to apply for the opportunity for their students to take part in one of a series of video teleconferences (VTC) scheduled between January 24, 2017 and March 1, 2017 by the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project. Prospective participants should complete the online application form at the link provided.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:02:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[National Science Foundation Evacuates Patient from Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) has agreed to provide a humanitarian medical evacuation flight for an ailing visitor from its Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to McMurdo Station on the Antarctic coast and then to New Zealand. The patient is Buzz Aldrin, who, in 1969, became one of the first men to walk on the Moon, as part of the two-man lunar landing crew of Apollo 11.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:38:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Study Reveals West Antarctica's Largest Glacier May Have Begun Retreating as Early as the 1940s]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The present-day thinning and retreat of Pine Island Glacier, one of the largest and fastest shrinking glaciers of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, may have already been underway as early as the 1940s, according to findings from an international research team led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), whose fieldwork was facilitated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) via the agency's U.S. Antarctic Program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:01:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Visit NSF Antarctic Research Stations]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled later this week to visit McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole stations in Antarctica, where he'll meet with researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Kerry is set to become the first secretary of state, and the most senior U.S. government official, to travel to Antarctica, where the U.S. has maintained a scientific presence since the late 1950s.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:11:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sixty Years Of South Pole Flights]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On October 31, 1956, a plane descended out of the clear, blue sky at the bottom of the planet. The twin-engine R4D-5 Skytrain, named Que Sera Sera, touched down on the frigid Antarctic plateau just yards away from the unmarked geographic South Pole. Though other planes had flown over the pole, this was the first ever to land there.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Antarctic Program Investigator Dies in Snowmobile Accident]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Gordon Hamilton, University of Maine Climate Change Institute, Orono, Maine, was fatally injured when the snow machine he was riding went into a crevasse. Hamilton's team was camped in a heavily crevassed area known as the Shear Zone (SZ), approximately 25 miles south of McMurdo Station, the largest of the three U.S. research stations in Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 02:53:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Polar Staff Members Awarded at 2016 NSF Director's Awards Ceremony]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Three Division of Polar Programs staff members were awarded at the 2016 National Science Foundation's Director's Awards ceremony held on Thursday, October 20.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 15:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF, U.K. Jointly Support Research Into Fate of Massive Antarctic Glacier]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.K. Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) have announced that they will jointly fund as much as $25 million in research, and make available additional funding for associated logistical support, to understand a massive Antarctic glacier whose collapse could significantly affect global sea level.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 15:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Season of Intense Melting in Antarctica Offers Insights Into Continent's Future]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A single season of intense melting that affected Antarctica between 2001 and 2002 offers new insights into the southernmost continent's ecological future and the potential impact of climate change worldwide, according to observations collected in a series of papers and published this month in the journal BioScience.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:08:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Analysis of Fossilized Antarctic Bird's 'Voice Box' Suggests Dinosaurs Couldn't Sing]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The oldest-known vocal organ of a bird has been found in an Antarctic fossil that is related to ducks and geese and lived during the age of the dinosaurs, more than 66 million years ago. The organ may have originated late in the evolution of birds, and suggests that other dinosaurs may not have been able to make noises similar to the bird calls we hear today.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 18:20:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[This video produced by the Australian Antarctic Division explains how the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty, adopted 25 years ago, further strengthened environmental protection of Antarctica.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:15:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2016-2017 Antarctic Science Planning Summary Now Available]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2016-2017 Science Planning Summary is now available. View the new project descriptions and field season overviews to discover what deploying team members plan to accomplish this year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:21:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF, NASA Sign Collaborative Agreement to Support Human Health Research in Polar Environments]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA have formed a collaborative arrangement to sponsor basic, applied and operational research, as well as development and training, in extreme polar environments where NSF manages research stations and vessels.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:53:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Robotic Rehearsal for Interplanetary Exploration]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It is no small undertaking to design and build a 25-foot-long underwater robot, launch it through a narrow hole drilled through 20 feet of sea ice, allow it to maneuver it autonomously through several kilometers of Antarctic Ocean for hours at a time and program it to pilot itself back to within a few feet of where it started. The simple part is that it at least takes place on planet Earth.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:02:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Infrastructure Positions Open]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF's Division of Polar Programs is seeking to fill two staff vacancies at its Arlington, Va. Headquarters; Chief Program Manager in the Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) section and Facilities Construction and Maintenance Manager in AIL. Deadlines for application are August 15, 2015 and July 27, 2016, respectively.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:43:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GOES-3 Satellite Decommissioned After Linking Antarctica to the World For More Than 20 Years]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) late last month decommissioned a 38-year-old communications satellite that for 21 years had helped to link NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station with the outside world. It was among the oldest, continuously operating satellites in the skies.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:11:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Little Pieces of Outer Space on the Frozen Continent]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic ice is home to stuff "not of this Earth." Each year, scientists travel to remote sections of the frozen continent to look for these pieces of outer space. They're hunting for meteorites; the charred remains of asteroids and other space debris that fell to Earth. This year, after five weeks out in the field, the eight-person Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) team returned with 569 likely meteorites.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 16:10:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Shows Antarctic Lakes Are a Repository For Ancient Soot]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Remote lakes in a perpetually ice-free area of Antarctica show not only the chemical signature of ancient wildfires, but also some much more recent evidence of fossil-fuel combustion, according to National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 22:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Early Career Researchers Publish New Insights Into Antarctic Subglacial Lakes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Three recent publications by early career researchers at three different institutions across the country provide the first look into the biogeochemistry, geophysics and geology of Subglacial Lake Whillans, which lies 800 meters (2,600 feet) beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:02:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Changing Ocean Chemistry May Threaten Antarctic Food Chain]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[National Science Foundation-funded researchers have collected the first long-term evidence that links changes in Antarctic ocean chemistry to the inability of tiny pteropods to build the protective shells they need to survive.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 22:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Awards $35 Million to University of Wisconsin-Madison for Continued Operation of IceCube Neutrino Observatory]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced that it has renewed a cooperative agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) to operate the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive particle detector buried deep in the ice beneath the South Pole.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 21:37:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF/National Center for Atmospheric Research Gulfstream V (GV) Aircraft Flies Over ARSV Laurence M. Gould]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A team of scientists supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) recently completed a series of research flights over the remote Southern Ocean this month to better understand just how much carbon dioxide its icy waters can lock away.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 21:18:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Time-Lapse Video Records the 2016 Resupply of McMurdo Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A spectacular four-minute video by crew member Tanner Evans aboard the USNS Ocean Giant records portions of Operation Deep Freeze 2016, the annual resupply mission to McMurdo Station.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 18:49:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. Scott Borg Honored With Presidential Award]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Scott Borg, head of the Antarctic Sciences Section, was honored with a Presidential Rank Award which recognizes the dedicated service of senior executive service members in the federal government.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:13:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Call for Researcher Applications to Host a PolarTREC Teacher in the 2016-2017 Season; Application Deadline: September 8, 2015]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF-funded PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) is currently accepting applications from researchers for teacher-research experiences. Researchers are invited to submit an application to host a PolarTREC teacher during the 2016 (usually Arctic) or 2016-2017 (usually Antarctic) field seasons. Email info@polartrec.com or call (907) 474-1600 for more information.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:31:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Detector Confirms Observation of Cosmic Neutrinos]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A group of researchers using a massive, National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded instrument buried deep in the ice at the geographic South Pole have announced a new observation of high-energy neutrinos, confirming they found particles from beyond our solar system--and beyond our galaxy.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 21:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Previously Unknown Microbial 'Drama' Playing in the Southern Ocean]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A team of marine researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has discovered a three-way conflict raging at the microscopic level in the frigid waters off Antarctica over natural resources such as vitamins and iron.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:21:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Invites News Media to Apply for the Opportunity to Report on NSF-Supported Antarctic Research, Application Deadline July 31, 2015]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting written proposals from media professionals to report on research in Antarctica supported by NSF's Division of Polar Programs.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:22:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Surprisingly High Geothermal Heating Revealed Beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[With data from NSF-funded drilling project, UC Santa Cruz team reports first direct measurement of heat flow from deep within the Earth to the bottom of the ice sheet.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:22:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Seeks Facilities Construction and Maintenance Manager for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation seeks a Facilities Construction and Maintenance Manager for the Division of Polar Programs Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistic Section. The application period is July 1, 2015, to July 31, 2015.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Seeks Program Director, Antarctic Integrated System Science: Deadline, June 23, 2015]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF's Division of Polar Programs is seeking an Antarctic Integrated System Science Program Director. The successful candidate will manage a dynamic proposal-driven research grants program and coordinate with other programs throughout NSF, other funding agencies, and international partners to achieve program goals.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 20:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dr. Sonya Lyatsky appointed Assistant Program Director for Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Antarctic Sciences Section of the Division of Polar Programs is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sonya Lyatsky as Assistant Program Director for the Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences Program.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 12:25:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Planet-sized "Virtual Telescope" Expands to South Pole to Observe Black Holes in Detail]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Astronomers building a globe-spanning virtual telescope capable of photographing the event horizon of the black hole at the center of our Milky Way have extended their instrument to incorporate the South Pole Telescope (SPT).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 21:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Ice Core Reveals How Climate Changes in North Atlantic Moved South]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new, highly detailed ice core retrieved by researchers with the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide project reveals a consistent pattern of climate changes that started in the Arctic and spread across the globe to the Antarctic during planet Earth's last glacial period, tens of thousands of years ago.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 22:18:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Discovered Under Antarctica: Salty Aquifer and Potentially Vast Microbial Habitat]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Using a helicopter-borne sensor to examine the McMurdo Dry Valleys, a team of researchers supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) gathered evidence of a salty aquifer that may support unknown microbial ecosystems.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:51:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michael E. Jackson Joins PLR's Antarctic Sciences Section]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Letter from Scott Borg, Head of the Division of Polar Program's Antarctic Sciences Section, regarding the appointment of Dr. Michael E. Jackson as Program Director for Antarctic Research Facilities and Special Projects.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2015 01:47:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ms. Susanne LaFratta Appointed Section Head for the Polar Environment, Safety and Health Section of Polar Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Statement from Dr. Kelly K. Falkner regarding the appointment of Ms. Susanne LaFratta as Section Head for Polar Environment, Safety and Health.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:07:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Researchers Can Apply for Travel Funds, International Antarctic Earth Science Symposium, Goa, India, July 2015]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF Geo-PLR Section for Antarctic Sciences is providing funds to support participation of U.S. scientists in the 12th International Antarctic Earth Science Symposium. The deadline for applications has been extended to April 15, 2015.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:44:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Priorities: 2016 NSF Budget AIMS to Rebuild McMurdo and Palmer Stations]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[National Science Foundation (NSF) Director France A. Cordova this month outlined President Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget request to Congress for NSF. The request calls for $7.7 billion for NSF, an additional $379 million over FY15, which represents a 5.2 percent increase.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:51:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Forest for the Trees: New Fossil Flora in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Paleontologists head to the hills in Antarctica to recover plant fossils. Among their amazing finds are the second largest fossil forests ever found in Antarctica and new plant species from more than 200 million years ago.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:51:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BICEP2 and Planck Joint Study: Gravitational Waves Remain Elusive]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new joint analysis of data from two South Pole-based experiments and the European Space Agency's Planck satellite, has found no conclusive evidence of primordial gravitational waves, despite earlier reports of a possible detection.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF-Funded Antarctic Drilling Team is First to Sample Ice Sheet "Grounding Zone"]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Using a specially designed hot-water drill to cleanly bore through a half mile of ice, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded team of researchers has become the first ever to reach and sample the "grounding zone," where Antarctic ice, land and sea all converge.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Big Load: Cargo Operations Begin in McMurdo with Arrival of the MV Ocean Giant]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The cargo vessel chartered to resupply two of the National Science Foundation's research stations in Antarctica seems up to the task based on name alone. The MV OCEAN GIANT arrived at McMurdo Station on Jan. 26, with nearly seven million pounds of supplies.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:08:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Unmanned Vehicle Provides First 3-D Images of Underside of Antarctic Sea Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research team has successfully tested an autonomous underwater vehicle, AUV, that can produce high-resolution, three-dimensional maps of Antarctic sea ice.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:10:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Contract Employee Dies at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation (NSF) wish to express our deepest sympathy for the untimely passing of Thomas Lawrence Atkins at South Pole Station this weekend.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:36:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antifreeze Proteins in Antarctic Fish Prevent Both Freezing and Melting]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctic fish that manufacture their own antifreeze proteins to survive in the icy Southern Ocean also suffer a side effect, the protein-bound ice crystals that accumulate inside their bodies resist melting.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Chapter Begins: 2014-15 Antarctic Field Season Kicks Off]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two aircraft carrying more than 160 people landed on a runway made of ice on the Ross Ice Shelf on Tuesday, kicking off the 2014-15 field season for the U.S. Antarctic Program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:34:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Confirmed: Subglacial Lake Holds Viable Microbial Ecosystems]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a finding that has implications for life in other extreme environments, researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) this week published a paper confirming that a lake that lies 800 meters (2,600 feet) beneath the surface of the West Antarctic ice sheet support "viable microbial ecosystems."]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting Busy: Flights Headed to McMurdo Station This Month For 2014-15 Field Season]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Time to get busy. The first flights to McMurdo Station since March are scheduled to arrive this month at the U.S. Antarctic Program's largest science facility, preparing the way for the 2014-15 austral summer field season.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:11:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Southern Solstice: Midwinter Day 2014]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Summer is about long sunny days, backyard grilling and outdoor festivals in the Northern Hemisphere. On the other side of the equator, winter is under way. In Antarctica, the handful of people maintaining research stations across the continent are celebrating Midwinter Day.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:26:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF-Managed U.S. Antarctic Program Recognized For Search-and-Rescue Efforts]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The New Zealand Search and Rescue Council has recognized the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs, for its cooperation with Antarctica New Zealand in response to the January 2013 loss of a Twin Otter aircraft and its crew in the Antarctic.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 15:12:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Radar Surveys and Data Models Indicate Eventual West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers at the University of Washington have concluded that Antarctica's fast-moving Thwaites Glacier will likely disappear in a matter of centuries, potentially raising sea level by more than a half-a-meter (two feet).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2014 21:54:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scott Borg nominated for SAMMIE award]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scott Borg of NSF's Division of Polar Programs has been named by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service as one of 33 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalists.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 16:38:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Telescope May Have Provided the First Direct Evidence of Cosmic Inflation]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers with the National Science Foundation-funded BICEP2 Collaboration today announced that their telescope in Antarctica has allowed them to collect what they believe is the first direct evidence for cosmic inflation.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:12:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fond Farewell: Last of Summer Crew Departs South Pole Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The last plane of the 2013-14 summer season at the South Pole Station departed on Feb. 14, leaving behind 41 people for the Antarctic winter. The earliest the next plane will land at the bottom of the world is likely some time in October 2014. The sun will set on March 23, not to return until Sept. 21.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:43:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Proposals for the Antarctic Sciences Solicitation]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite recent challenges, we wish to reassure the research community that the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic Program continue to encourage the development and submission of proposals in response to the Antarctic Sciences Solicitation.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:06:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Return to Duty: Icebreaker Polar Star Returns to McMurdo]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[It didn't take long for the heavy ice breaker USCG Polar Star to reach the U.S. Antarctic Program's largest research station through nine miles of sea ice on Jan. 16 - though it has been seven years since a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker has been fit for that duty.]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Program Lets U.S. Students Experience Antarctic Science at Chilean Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Three high-school students and a teacher from Wisconsin will participate in a joint pilot program of the U.S. and Chilean Antarctic programs that will send them to a Chilean research station this February for hands-on experience with Antarctic environments and ecosystems research.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Sea Anemone Species Discovered in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, while using a camera-equipped robot to survey the area under Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf, unexpectedly discovered a new species of small sea anemones that were burrowed into the ice.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: First Evidence of Extrasolar Neutrinos]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers with the IceCube External Non-U.S. government site collaboration have announced that a National Science Foundation (NSF) External U.S. government site-built detector at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station External U.S. government site allowed them to observe 28 very high-energy neutrinos that constitute the first solid evidence for astrophysical neutrinos from cosmic accelerators such as black holes.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reaching a New Low: Record Negative Temperatures Recorded in East Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists recently announced that they had found the lowest temperatures on Earth at a desolate and remote ice plateau in East Antarctica, trumping a record set in 1983.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Early-Career Investigator Discovers Current Volcanic Activity Under West Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have observed "swarms" of seismic activity between January 2010 and March 2011, indicating current volcanic activity under the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IceCube Observatory Provides First Indication of Extrasolar Neutrinos]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers with the IceCube Collaboration have announced that a National Science Foundation (NSF)-built detector at the South Pole allowed them to observe 28 very high-energy neutrinos that constitute the first solid evidence for astrophysical neutrinos from cosmic accelerators.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two Results From Instruments at the South Pole named "Discoveries of the Year"]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Discoveries made by researchers using two large-scale, National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded instruments at Antarctica's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station have been named among 2013's top 10 breakthroughs in physics by the British magazine Physics World.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:43:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Mode of Discovery: South Pole Telescope Detects Pattern in Big Bang Afterglow]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists using the South Pole Telescope became the first team to detect a long-predicted polarization pattern in the afterglow of the Big Bang. The detection of this signal is a milestone along the way toward understanding cosmic inflation, the period of extremely rapid expansion of the universe.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Season Opener: Two-Phase Winfly Operation Prepares McMurdo for 2013-14]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The skies above McMurdo Station once again buzzed briefly with activity, as the prologue operation to the 2013-14 summer field season in Antarctica made five successful flights in August and September. The next plane won't be until Oct. 3, when a Royal New Zealand Air Force B-757 touches down.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Measurements of Antarctic Ice-Shelf Melt Help Refine Climate Change Models]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research team, has produced the first direct measurements of how sea water undercuts a floating ice shelf that normally retards the movement of glaciers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP Dental X-Ray Requirements Changed]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The requirement for USAP participants to repeat the panoramic or full mouth series dental x-ray at five-year intervals prior to deploying to Antarctica has been eliminated.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:14:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2014-16 USAP Participants Guide Now Available]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[United States Antarctic Program participants may now download the newly updated USAP Participant Guide.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:14:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Geological Feature on Mercury Named for Antarctic Research Vessel]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A geological feature on one of the most inhospitable planets in the solar system has been named for the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer, an ice-capable Antarctic research vessel chartered for the National Science Foundation (NSF).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:14:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Ice Core Sheds New Light On How the Last Ice Age Ended]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Analysis of an ice core taken by the National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide drilling project reveals that warming in Antarctica began a few thousand years earlier than suggested by previous records.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:14:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Staff Changes in the Division of Polar Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Division of Polar Programs (PLR) welcomes new staff members to the PLR front office and to the Section for Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 21:14:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giant Iceberg Calves From Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nearly two years after NASA scientists discovered a huge crack across the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf, an iceberg bigger than the city of Chicago calved off into the Amundsen Sea.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:36:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former USAP Participants Land Spots on Latest Astronaut Class]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica is a huge continent, but it's a small world when it comes to those who have lived and worked there. Yet Christina Hammock and Jessica Meir never met while working at different stations. Now they'll get a chance after being chosen to join NASA's newest astronaut class.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:36:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Midwinter Day 2013]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Spending a winter in Antarctica is often compared to a marathon: slow and steady wins the race back to summer and sunlight. Scientists and support personnel at the U.S. Antarctic Program's three research stations crossed the midwinter hump on June 21, 2013, also known as Midwinter Day.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:36:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fiscal Challenges Facing the U.S. Antarctic Program - A Message to the U.S. Antarctic Program Research Community]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The United States Antarctic Program is set to begin looking for ways to reduce costs and maintain a robust science program.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Zealand Coroner Rules January Plane Crash Killed Antarctic Crew]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The deaths of three crew members of a Twin Otter aircraft that crashed into a mountain in Antarctica in late January have been officially attributed by a New Zealand coroner to injuries sustained in the crash...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF-Supported Antarctic Science Documentary Is Also a Teaching Tool]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Under the guidance of researchers and filmmakers, Rutgers undergraduates are fusing science and art into a story with broad appeal...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two-month Time-lapse Video of Antarctic Ice Goes Viral]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cassandra Brooks, a Stanford University doctoral student, spent two months aboard the National Science Foundation-operated icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer. She-and a video she produced on the voyage-became worldwide media sensations...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Releases Plan to Guide Development of its Largest Antarctic Research Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a master plan for updating its largest Antarctic research station, McMurdo, on Ross Island, that will, among other goals, increase energy efficiency, along with logistical and resource efficiency...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Predator and Prey: Researchers Hunt for Answers to Dynamics of Ross Sea Ecosystem]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[There are few places left in the world where the big predators - think lions, tigers and bears - still naturally dominate their ecosystem. That's even true of the world's oceans - except one, The Ross Sea...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IceCube Neutrino Observatory Reports First Evidence For Extraterrestrial Neutrinos]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A massive telescope in the Antarctic ice reports the detection of 28 extremely high-energy neutrinos that might have their origin in cosmic sources...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Recent Antarctic Climate, Glacier Changes at the "Upper Bound" of Normal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the last few decades, glaciers at the edge of the icy continent of Antarctica have been thinning, and research has shown the rate of thinning has accelerated and contributed significantly to sea level rise...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Staff Changes in Antarctic Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Recent and upcoming personnel changes within Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT) in the NSF's Division of Polar Programs (POLAR) are announced.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Responds to Panel's Suggestions for Improving Antarctic Science and Logistics]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a summary response to the recommendations of an external panel of experts that was charged with advising the agency on how to improve and streamline its logistical capabilities to more efficiently support world-class Antarctic science in coming decades...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF-funded Telescopes Discover Bursts of Early Universe Star Formation]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Distant, dust-filled galaxies were bursting with newborn stars much earlier in cosmic history than previously thought, according to newly published research...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF/POLAR Funding Opportunity: Antarctic Artists and Writers Program - Deadline May 31, 2013]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF's Division of Polar Programs seeks candidates for the 2014-2015 Artists and Writers Program.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) Investigates Melting Polar Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[From the ground, air and space, CReSIS researchers study disappearing ice and the potential for sea level rise ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Ice Core Contains Unrivaled Detail of Past Climate]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A team of U.S. ice-coring scientists and engineers in Antarctica, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), have recovered from the ice sheet a record of past climate and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that extends back 68,000 years...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johns Hopkins Scientist Says Ozone Thinning has Changed Ocean Circulation]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to a Johns Hopkins earth scientist, the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has caused changes in the way that waters in those southern oceans mix--a situation that has the potential to alter the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and eventually could have an impact on global climate change....]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S., New Zealand Search-and-Rescue Teams Recalled From Antarctic Crash Site]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Officials with the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) and Antarctica New Zealand have jointly decided to recall search-and-rescue teams from the site of an Antarctic aircraft crash after examination of the plane indicated that it would be unsafe at this point to further disturb the wreckage...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Loss of Three Canadian Aircrew Members in Antarctica Is Confirmed]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Statement by Kelly K. Falkner, director of NSF's Division of Polar Programs ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF-funded Team Samples Antarctic Lake Beneath the Ice Sheet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a first-of-its-kind feat of science and engineering, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research team has successfully drilled through 800 meters (2,600 feet) of Antarctic ice to reach a subglacial lake and retrieve water and sediment samples...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wreckage of Aircraft Located High in Antarctic Mountain Range]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The wreckage of a Twin Otter aircraft that was reported missing earlier this week in Antarctica has been found in a remote and mountainous area of the continent ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Cooperating with Italy, New Zealand in Search for Downed Plane in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Officials with the U.S. Antarctic Program are cooperating with their Italian and New Zealand counterparts, as well as the Rescue Coordination Centre in Wellington, NZ, in a search-and-rescue effort to locate a propeller-driven aircraft that is believed to have crashed in a remote and mountainous part of Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Search For Life About to Begin in Lake Under the Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The final push by a team of U.S. scientists to explore a lake nearly a kilometer below the ice sheet is about to begin. Their destination: subglacial Lake Whillans, a liquid body of water trapped under about 800 meters of ice. Their mission: To make some of the first explorations of a subglacial ecosystem ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Study Finds Portions of West Antarctica Are Warming Twice as Fast as Thought]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) finds that the western part of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trio of Complex Antarctic Science Projects Reach Significant Technological Milestones]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Three very large-scale, National Science Foundation-funded Antarctic science projects have recently each reached important technological milestones that will advance cutting-edge research ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WAIS Divide Team Drills Historic Replicate Ice Core in West Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A team of scientists and drilling engineers performed the Antarctic equivalent of pulling a rabbit out of the hat deep under the ice sheet. They reentered a 3,405-meter-deep borehole and collected ice along a parallel vertical path. It is the first time anyone has recovered a replicate ice core in this manner ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Camp Site from the "Heroic Age" of Antarctic Exploration Found]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A National Science Foundation-funded research team working on the slopes of the world's southernmost active volcano appears to have found the remains of a camp used by explorers of the so-called "Heroic Age" of Antarctic exploration ...]]></description>
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      <category>Antarctic History</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ancient Microbes Survive Beneath the Icy Surface of Antarctic Lake]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF-funded findings related to microbe metabolism could have significance for the search for life in other worlds ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International Study Provides More Solid Measure of Shrinking in Polar Ice Sheets]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The planet's two largest ice sheets have been losing ice faster during the past decade, causing widespread confusion and concern. A new international study provides a firmer read on the state of continental ice sheets and how much they are contributing to sea-level rise ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Magical Realism: WISSARD Project Poised to Explore Subglacial Lake Whillans]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The biggest research program of the post-International Polar Year (IPY) era for the U.S. Antarctic Program, WISSARD brings together more than a dozen principal investigators to delve into a subglacial lake buried nearly a kilometer below the ice sheet ...]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Explosive Event: South Pole Telescope Eyes Birth of First Massive Galaxies]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New data from the South Pole Telescope (SPT) indicate that the birth of the first massive galaxies that lit up the early universe was an explosive event, happening faster and ending sooner than suspected ...]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[National Science Foundation Realignment Plans (Press Statement 12-002)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) yesterday announced plans to realign four program offices in the Office of the Director to maximize research and education outcomes for science and engineering, while enhancing NSF's operational agility.]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Boomerangs and Bad Weather: Storms Delay First Planes to McMurdo Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Late August storms around McMurdo Station  delayed the first U.S. Antarctic Program  flights to Antarctica since March, but the last of six planned flights finally took place on Aug. 31 (local time), officially ending the winter fly-in period called Winfly ...]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Pole Telescope Discovers Galaxy Cluster Creating Stars at Record Pace]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A National Science Foundation-funded radio telescope in Antarctica has found an extraordinary galaxy cluster that may force astronomers to rethink how galaxy clusters and the galaxies that inhabit them evolve ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Medical Evacuation - August 2012]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[National Science Foundation (NSF) officials have set in motion the necessary steps to airlift a patient from McMurdo Station. The patient's condition may require treatment beyond what can be provided at the station's medical facility ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Charters Icebreaker to Support U.S. Research Stations in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that it will exercise an option for chartering the diesel icebreaker Vladimir Ignatyuk from Russia's Murmansk Shipping Company for the upcoming 2012 to 2013 season.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remote Siberian Lake Holds Clues to Arctic--and Antarctic--Climate Change]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Intense warm climate intervals have occurred in the Arctic over the past 2.8 million years and correspond closely with times when parts of Antarctica were also ice-free and warm ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Research Stations Observe Winter Solstice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. Antarctic Program research stations across Antarctica marked the beginning of the end of winter this week. The winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere fell on June 20, a traditional day of celebration for those spending the winter in Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[LARISSA Project Studies Ecosystem Changes Since Larsen Ice Shelf Collapse]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf shattered in spectacular fashion. A decade later, a multidisciplinary team of scientists return to the region to understand the changes wrought by its disappearance...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scientists Determined First-ever Census for Emperor Penguins]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than previously thought...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IceCube Neutrino Observatory Provides New Insights Into Origin of Cosmic Rays]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Analysis of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station recently provided new insight into the production of cosmic rays...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Office of Polar Programs Director Karl Erb Retires]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Karl Erb prepares to step down as the longest-serving director of the NSF Office of Polar Programs...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mission Complete: South Pole Telescope Finishes Five-Year Survey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Pole Telescope (SPT), the largest such instrument ever installed at the station, completed its scan of 2,500-square degrees of night sky at the end of the 2011 winter....]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Airborne System Allows Antarctic Researchers to Look Beneath the Surface]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF partners with international team to gather new information on hidden environments and past climate conditions in Antarctica...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[To the Rescue: USAP Research Vessel Transports Victims of Ship Fire to Safety]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[USAP research vessel transports victims of ship fire to safety...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Awards Antarctic Support Contract to Lockheed Martin]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF picks Lockheed Martin to lead logistical support for the USAP...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:54:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Pole Anniversary: Norwegian Prime Minister's Visit Honors Roald Amundsen]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Norwegian prime minister visits bottom of the world to honor Amundsen...]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:31:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Pole Website Celebrates a Century of Science]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) revised and updated its award-winning website: "U.S. South Pole Station: Supporting Science" ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:31:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Director Subra Suresh on the Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSF director makes first visit to USAP facilities in Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:31:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Without Pier: McMurdo's Missing Ice Dock is Located]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Floating dock from McMurdo Station found locked in sea ice ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:31:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctica's Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains Mystery Solved]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers may have at last answered a 50 year-old conundrum ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:31:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pine Island Glacier: A Scientific Quest to Determine What's Causing Ice Loss]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[International team to drill beneath massive Antarctic ice shelf ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Funds RAPID Grants to Study Effects from New Zealand, Japan Earthquakes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The devastating earthquakes that struck New Zealand and Japan earlier this year demonstrated that scientists still have much to learn about these catastrophic events ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctica Rocks!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers brave bone chilling cold to solve geologic mysteries ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rift Spotted in Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf Before Upcoming Expedition]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A large crack has been spotted in the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, threatening to break loose ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[West Antarctic Puzzles Bring Together Polar Researchers at Annual Workshop]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 18th annual West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Initiative workshop ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Ozone Hole Should Start Healing, While Arctic Hole Getting Worse]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers at NOAA announced late last month that the ozone hole that appears over Antarctica every spring in the Southern Hemisphere may start showing signs of recovery ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[First Flights Arrive in McMurdo]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The long winter for those hunkered down at McMurdo Station is finally over ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Report Unveils Eight Questions to Drive Future Research in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Looking out over the next couple of decades, this report identifies key questions that will drive scientific research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and presents opportunities to be leveraged to sustain and improve the science program .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Pole Winter Airdrop]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Air force delivers needed supplies to South Pole using night-vision goggles ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:45:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP Grantee Alert: Icebreaker Status - Updated August 25, 2011]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced it has reached an agreement with a Russian company to charter a diesel icebreaker to create a channel through the sea ice of Antarctica's McMurdo Sound .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:06:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pacific Tsunami Creates Icebergs in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A NASA scientist and her colleagues were able to observe for the first time the power of an earthquake and tsunami to break off large icebergs a hemisphere away ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Norm Augustine to Lead Review of Antarctic Science]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Blue Ribbon Panel to Assess U.S. Activities on World's Southernmost Continent .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ocean Currents Speed Melting of Antarctic Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stronger ocean currents beneath West Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf are eroding the ice from below, speeding the melting of the glacier as a whole ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:42:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Booklet About Antarctic Science Useful to Teachers Across Disciplines]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs is making available a new full-color, extensively illustrated booklet that highlights the variety of cutting-edge science conducted in Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:34:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Last Plane of 2010-2011 Summer Field Season Leaves McMurdo]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the busiest field seasons in recent memory for the U.S. Antarctic Program ended at McMurdo Station on March 5th ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:15:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AGAP Scientists Gain New Understanding of Ice Sheet Dynamics]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica's Gamburtsev Province Project (AGAP) scientists working in the remotest part of Antarctica reveal new findings which turn common perceptions of glacial formation upside down...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:32:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[National Science Foundation Transports two Norwegian Expeditioners to Safety]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two men of the private Berserk expedition were flown on a U.S. Air Force transport...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:22:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Break-up of Sea Ice in McMurdo Sound Brings Wildlife Sightings]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The sea ice in McMurdo Sound has broken up to an extent not seen since 1998...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:22:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glacial Stream Offers Insight into Evolution of Dissolved Organic Matter]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cotton Glacier stream offers insight into evolution of dissolved organic matter...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:22:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WAIS Divide Project Completes Five-year Effort to Retrieve 3,331 Meter Ice Core]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP)  has drilled and recovered its longest ice core to date from the polar regions, officially hitting 3,331 meters ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:22:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF, University of Wisconsin-Madison Complete Construction of the World's Largest Neutrino Observatory]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Antarctica's IceCube is among the most ambitious scientific construction projects ever attempted...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF's Nathaniel B. Palmer Sails with Sweden's Oden to Study Antarctic Peninsula Ecosystem]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Amundsen Sea Polynya International Research Expedition (ASPIRE) Combines Research and Education...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Signs $34.5-million Operating Agreement with University Of Wisconsin as Antarctic Neutrino Detector Nears Completion]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The collaborative agreement covers the cost of operating the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located in the ice under the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Visits U.S., New Zealand Antarctic Programs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton  made a special visit to the U.S. and New Zealand Antarctic programs in Christchurch on Nov. 5 during a two-week diplomatic tour through Asia and the Pacific. ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IceCube and Its Frozen Secrets]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Searching below the surface of Antarctica for the mysterious neutrino ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arrival of Basler Aircraft Marks the End of Winter Isolation at South Pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The loneliness of the long-distance winter-over at the South Pole Station is finally over. Two Basler BT-67 aircraft landed at the U.S. Antarctic Program's  southernmost research base on Oct. 16 (local time), ending about eight months of isolation for the 47 scientists and support personnel spending the winter ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IGY Scientist Left Indelible Mark on Polar Sciences]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Colin Bull, professor emeritus at The Ohio State University and pioneering polar scientist, passed away on September 7, 2010 .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Subra Suresh Confirmed as NSF Director]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate has confirmed Subra Suresh, President Barack Obama's nominee for director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), for a six-year term .]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marine Ecology Project Unites Four Generations of Scientists]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A professor from Scripps Institution of Oceanography who largely set the standard for the study of Antarctic marine ecology in the 1960s heads back to the Ice ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Summer Season Begins at USAP's McMurdo Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An Australian Antarctic Division Airbus A319 landed at McMurdo Station on September 23, officially kicking off the summer field season for the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scientists Track Seal Hunt During Winter Night]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Randall Davis, Lee Fuiman and Terrie Williams will arrive in Antarctica a bit early this season in order to track seal predation behavior through the dark of Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP Researcher Receives Prestigious Prize for Discovery]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Helen Amanda Fricker was recently recognized for her achievements in polar science when she was awarded the 2010 Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP Researchers Process Important Samples at National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists from around the country spent time this summer at the National Ice Core Laboratory helping to catalog, cut, and ship pieces of ice taken from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:37:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[First USAP Flight Since March Lands in Antarctica During Winter Night]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The first U.S. Antarctic Program  flight to Antarctica landed safely at Pegasus airfield  near McMurdo Station  on August 15, 2010, ushering in the 2010 Winter Fly-in (Winfly) season. ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:31:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2010 Winter Fly-in (Winfly) Flights to Utilize Night-Vision Goggles]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Flights for the 2010 Winfly season are scheduled to arrive a week early using night-vision goggles ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:31:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Satellite Used in Polar Research Enters Retirement]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) 1 supported important research and medical missions in Antarctica for more than a decade ...]]></description>
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      <category>USAP Headlines</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deceased University of Wisconsin Professor was Polar Pioneer in Meteorology]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Charles R. Stearns, the father of the U.S. Antarctic Program's Automatic Weather Station system and a pioneer in polar meteorology, died on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Discovery of Seafloor Ridge by Robotic Sub Offers Insight into Ice Loss in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A robotic submarine found an important clue as to why one of West Antarctica's key glaciers is draining more ice toward the sea in recent years ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Palmer LTER (Longer Term Ecological Research) Scientists Monitor Climate Change]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hugh Ducklow and his colleagues travel the western edge of the Antarctic Peninsula every January studying climate change in one of the world's fastest warming regions ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers Hunt Down Antarctic Microbes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists from Louisiana State University look for signs of microbial life in Antarctica's glaciers ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Pole Experiences Warmest Year on Record in 2009]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The average temperature at the South Pole was a bone-chilling minus 47.9 degrees Celsius (minus 54.2 Fahrenheit) in 2009. It was also the warmest year on record since 1957, when temperature records began at South Pole ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 19:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Through the Looking Glass: Scientists Peer into Antarctica's Past to See Future Climate]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers brave rough seas and dodge icebergs to retrieve sediment cores that tell tales of early climates ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Releases Open Government Plan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In response to President Obama's Open Government Directive, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is finding ways to make its work more accessible to the general public, including the NSF's Open Government Directive Plan .]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Launches Open Government Web Page]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On February 6, 2010 the National Science Foundation launched a new interactive web page designed to encourage participation and collaboration between the agency and the citizens it serves .]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deconstruction of the Dome]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Pole Dome, the U.S. Antarctic Program's most iconic research station, is coming down 35 years after it was officially dedicated in January 1975 ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Director to Lead New Purdue Global Institute]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Arden L. Bement, the director of the National Science Foundation, has been named to lead Purdue University's new Global Policy Research Institute (GPRI), which will draw on seven different science and research disciplines .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Wind Farm to Help Power U.S., New Zealand Research Stations in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two Antarctic research bases have completed construction of a new wind farm; the United States and New Zealand expect the new turbines to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:38:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stiff Sea Ice Forces LARISSA Science Cruise to Reassess Project Priorities]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer encountered unusually thick sea ice as it attempted to push south along the eastern edge of the Antarctic Peninsula causing a change in tactic for scientists planning to study the region to learn more about climate change ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[State of the Antarctic: New SCAR Report Shows Continent Undergoing Major Changes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Before world leaders met for the major climate conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, an international scientific body released the first comprehensive report on the current state of Antarctica's climate and its relationship to the rest of the globe ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Women Mark 40 Years of Working in the U.S. Antarctic Program]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In 1969, a handful of women arrived in Antarctica for the first time; over the following decades, hundreds of women flooded the USAP working their way into positions of authority, from running research stations to leading major science expeditions ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Main Field Season Under Way as Planes Bring in Hundreds of People to McMurdo]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mainbody flights started arriving at McMurdo Station on October 3 and will continue throughout the Antarctic summer. The term "mainbody" refers to the summer migration of National Science Foundation support and research personnel to the station on Ross Island ...]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NASA Flies to Antarctica for Largest Airborne Polar Ice Survey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NASA begins a series of flights October 15, 2009 to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers, and ice sheets. The flights are part of a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at Earth's polar regions ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International Polar Year (IPY) LARISSA Project Planned for 2009-10 Field Season in Antarctic Peninsula]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The LARsen Ice Shelf System project is an interdisciplinary program to study as many facets of an ice shelf ecosystem as possible following the collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002 ...]]></description>
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      <category>The Antarctic Sun</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Study Provides Insight into Evolution and Extinction of Vanished Elephant Seal Colony]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An extinct southern elephant seal colony that once existed in huge numbers along sandy and rocky beaches in Antarctica has provided new insight into how quickly a species can respond to the emergence of a new habitat as climate changes and just as quickly disappear ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Winter Fly-in 2009]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force will make five roundtrips for the NSF during winter fly-in, or WinFly, between Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica to carry people and supplies in preparation for the 2009-10 austral summer season ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP Baggage Allowance Changes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[There are important changes for baggage allowance during Mainbody deployment .]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Improved Data Communications for South Pole Science]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New science data communications capability enables the NSF to share exciting results of its science programs with the public ...]]></description>
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      <category>Station Modernization</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[USAP Email Address Format Changing]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The format of USAP email addresses for USAP participants is changing .]]></description>
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      <category>Office of Polar Programs News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Evidence Demonstrates Climate Warming Affects Ice Sheet Stability]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[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) ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[British NSF-funded Researchers Deploy Automated Submarine]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Climate-related Changes on the Antarctic Peninsula Being Driven from the Ecosystem]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arctic and Antarctic-themed Activities to Bring a Breath of Polar Air to Baltimore]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[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. ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Plays Major Role in Evacuation of Injured Australian from Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A complicated international air operation coordinated by the USAP has successfully evacuated a badly injured employee of the Australian Antarctic Division ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Karl A. Erb, NSF's Polar Programs Director, on the Death of Martin A. Pomerantz]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Almost single-handedly, Martin Pomerantz recognized the value of one of the world's most remote and inhospitable places as an ideal place to study the physical origin of the Universe and other complex astrophysical phenomena ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International AGAP Team Poised to Probe One of Antarctica's Last Unexplored Places]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A U.S.-led, multinational team of scientists from six nations will pierce the mysteries of one of the globe's last major unexplored places this month ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A lone granite boulder found atop a glacier in Antarctica may provide additional key evidence to support a theory that parts of the southernmost continent once were connected to North America ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Penguins Helped and Hurt by Changing Climate]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have jointly achieved a new milestone in the almost 20-year history of scientific ballooning in Antarctica by launching and operating three long-duration sub-orbital flights within a single Southern-Hemisphere summer ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Robert Falcon Scott: The Pioneer Who Died for the South Pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his team tried to be the first party to reach the South Pole. While neither he nor his men survived, the scientific data he collected did, and scientists continue to rely on it today ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Ice Shelf Disintegration Underscores a Warming World]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Satellite imagery from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder reveals that a 13,680 square kilometer (5,282 square mile) ice shelf has begun to collapse because of rapid climate change in a fast-warming region of Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctica's Sea "Babies" in Limbo]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Marine biologist Donal Manahan and biologist Deneb Karentz are studying the effects of rising temperatures on the larvae of fish, worms and sea urchins ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Bright Spot of Life on the Icy Continent]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Scientists and support personnel talk about working at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, the construction of which was recently completed, capping a 12-year, $174-million NSF project ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vistas, Science and Staying Warm at the South Pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[NPR's Danny Zwerdling was at the South Pole in January 2008, reporting for the Climate Connections series ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Antarctic Ice Core to Provide Clearest Climate Record Yet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After enduring months on the coldest, driest and windiest continent on Earth, researchers today closed out the inaugural season on an unprecedented, multi-year effort to retrieve the most detailed record of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere over the last 100,000 years ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Dedicates New South Pole Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The United States has dedicated a new scientific station at the geographic South Pole--the third since 1957--officially ushering in a new support system for sophisticated large-scale experiments in disciplines ranging from astrophysics to environmental chemistry and seismology ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NSF and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have jointly achieved a new milestone in the almost 20-year history of scientific ballooning in Antarctica by launching and operating three long-duration sub-orbital flights within a single Southern-Hemisphere summer ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Explorers Club to Honor NSF-Funded Researchers and Glaciologist]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two NSF-funded scientists, a U.S. Antarctic Program glaciologist, and a recipient of the national Medal of Science, receive the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club in recognition of their work ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers and Science Teacher to Explore Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For the first time in more than a century, scientists will visit Antarctica's Amundsen Sea. Five researchers and a high school science teacher will participate in the cruise, as part of the International Polar Year PolarTREC project ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erb Honored by French Republic for International Scientific Contributions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Karl A. Erb, Director of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, has been named a Chevalier of the French National Order of Merit by the President of the Republic of France ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antarctic Icebergs: Unlikely Oases for Ocean Life]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Icebergs have long gripped the popular imagination, whether as relatively run-of-the-mill floating hazards that cause "unsinkable' ships to founder or, more recently, as enormous ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Report Offers Guidance on How to Safely Explore Vast Aquatic Systems Buried Under Antarctic Ice]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) should work within the environmental framework of the international Antarctic Treaty system to develop a global scientific consensus on minimally disruptive ways to ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International Polar Year Web Portal Offers Email Alerts for Educators]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Teachers can now sign up for e-mail alerts immediately informing them when news about federally funded educational materials, classroom resources and information about opportunities to assist scientists in the field is added to the U.S. government's Web portal for the International Polar Year ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 15:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Palmer Station, Antarctica Celebrates Earth Day With an Underwater Clean Up]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Residents at Palmer Station, a year-round U.S. research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, removed old debris from the sea floor near the station in late April 2007, as a part of an annual Earth Day clean up ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Opening Ceremony Celebrates the International Polar Year (IPY)]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. IPY opening ceremony included remarks from polar scientists about the nature and scope of U.S. IPY research, as well as remarks from government officials whose agencies play an active role in IPY .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Landmark Completion of South Pole Telescope to Help Scientists Learn What the Universe is Made of and How it Got Here]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Just days before nations around the world were set to begin a coordinated global research campaign called the International Polar Year (IPY); scientists at the South Pole aimed a massive new telescope ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Commemorates 50th Anniversary of First Flight to Land at the South Pole]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fifty years ago, on October 31, 1956, a tiny U.S. plane landed on the ice sheet at the southern end of the world, 9,300 feet above sea level. The historic landing was commemorated at a ceremony on October 31, 2006 ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alaskan Storm Cracks Giant Iceberg to Pieces in Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In October 2005, iceberg B-15 broke into pieces, but scientists didn't know why. Researchers recently discovered the ice shift originated in the Gulf of Alaska, 8,300 miles north where a severe storm generated an ocean swell ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alaskan Storm Plays Role of Butterfly for Antarctica]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[National Public Radio (NPR) interviewed Doug MacAyeal about the above-mentioned unusual example of the interconnectedness of the polar regions ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International Polar Year (IPY) Funds Research and Exploration by Teachers, Students, and the Public]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[People worldwide now have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to research and explore the Arctic and Antarctic regions through the International Polar Year ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The WAIS Web Site]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) initiative is a multidisciplinary study of rapid climate change and future sea level. The WAIS web site provides an overview of the program, schedules, agendas, and abstracts, as well as articles. There is also a new multimedia area called "What's cool about WAIS?" that includes a comparison between Poles, ice stream dynamics, satellite views, and information about predictive tools, ocean-ice interaction, and ice coring.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["What's cool about WAIS?" Site]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[What's cool about WAIS?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chemical Cause of Ozone Hole Discovered 20 Years Ago This Month]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, scientists learned human production of CFCs caused the ozone hole over Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arctic, Antarctic Melting May Raise Sea Levels Faster than Expected]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ice sheets covering both the Arctic and Antarctic could melt more quickly than expected this century, according to two studies that blend computer modeling with paleoclimate records ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Impact of Climate Warming on Polar Ice Sheets Confirmed]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of the massive ice sheets covering both Greenland and Antarctica, NASA scientists confirm climate warming is changing how much water remains locked in Earth's largest storehouse of ice and snow ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two New Lakes Found Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ancient water bodies may contain ecosystems adapted to life beneath more than two miles of ice ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Polar Neutrino Observatory Takes a Big Step Forward]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[During the recent austral summer, an international team of scientists and engineers took a major step forward in building a subglacial instrument known as IceCube ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 01:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cargo, Fuel Safely Unloaded at Antarctic Research Station]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Overcoming challenging ice conditions, a ship has safely delivered cargo needed to supply National Science Foundation research stations in Antarctica ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Icy Overland Trip May Add Ground Vehicles to South Pole Supply Missions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A four-year project to test the possibility of transporting scientific equipment and material by ground from a field station located on Antarctica's coastal edge to another deep in the continent's center has ended in success ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NSF Launches New Web Portal for International Polar Year]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) today launched a portal Web site to provide the general public and members of the news media with easy access to ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNA Studies Show Microevolution in Penguins]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[By comparing the genetic code retrieved from 6,000-year-old remains of Adelie penguins in Antarctica with that of modern Adelies living at the same site as their ancestors ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 01:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Digging Dinosaurs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Books and movies have created in the public mind vivid images of what dinosaur hunters do ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2004 01:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
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