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27
2017
Testing a Space-Communications Technology in Antarctica That May One Day have Applications in Polar ResearchOn 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. Nov
27
2017
Antarctic Detector Offers First Look at How Earth Stops High-Energy Neutrinos in Their TracksAn 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. Nov
27
2017
How to Cater a Thanksgiving Dinner for 900... in AntarcticaKeeping 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. Nov
14
2017
Antarctic Seal Research Featured in Children's BookRoxanne 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. Nov
02
2017
VIDEO: Intensifying Winds Could Increase East Antarctica's Contribution to Sea Level RiseA 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 � a cause for concern because the glacier holds more than 11 feet of sea level rise. Oct
17
2017
Year-to-Year Changes in Penguin Populations Difficult to Understand and Predict, Researchers SayAn 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. Oct
17
2017
VIDEO: Change-of-Command Ceremony at the 109th Airlift Wing, Which Supports NSF Polar Science.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. Oct
12
2017
Spending the Antarctic Winter Learning to Become Proficient Radio "Hams"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. Oct
02
2017
Scientists Scour Antarctica for Ancient LifeResearchers 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. Sep
19
2017
The Ice DetectivesColumbia 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. Aug
28
2017
Hidden River Once Flowed Beneath Antarctic IceNSF-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. Aug
09
2017
Extreme Melt Season Leads to Decade-Long Ecosystem Changes in Antarctica's Dry ValleysAn 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. Aug
05
2017
Methane-Eating Bacteria in Antarctic Lake May Reduce Greenhouse Gas EmissionsAn 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.
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