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Acclaimed Filmmaker's Antarctic Opus Opens

6/10/2008 World-renowned director Werner Herzog traveled to Antarctica with National Science Foundation (NSF) support to produce a film about daily life on the southernmost continent. The film opened in June 2008. More

NASA's Phoenix lander Explores the Martian Arctic in Quest for Life Signs, Climate Clues

5/30/2008 Mars is a cold desert planet with no liquid water on its surface. But in the Martian arctic, water ice lurks just below ground level. Phoenix uses a robotic arm to dig through the soil surface and explore this circumpolar region More

Never Too Busy for Science Education

5/16/2008 Dr. Greg McFarquhar, co-lead scientist for DOE's Indirect and Semi-Direct Aerosol campaign, makes time for science education in the field. More

Remarks by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on the Decision to List the Polar Bear as "Threatened"

5/15/2008 The Department of the Interior announced May 14 that it is accepting the recommendation of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the bear as a threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). More

Interagency Aerosol Observing Network

5/14/2008 The U.S. Department of Energy's Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment is featured on the cover of the latest report from the U.S. Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee. More

Video: Glaciologist Explains Why Math Matters to Her and in the "Real World" of Melting Ice Sheets

4/3/2008 Helen Amanda Fricker, an NSF-funded glaciologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif., explains why she "loves" math-- and why she couldn't work without it--in this video produced by the San Diego County Office of Education. More

Online NewsHour Traces Scientists Efforts to Plot Pollutants' Path in the Arctic

4/1/2008 The Arctic is a receptacle for the planet's air pollutants. A coordinated international effort involving NASA and NOAA is geared toward learning more about pollutants' effects at the top of the globe. More

Polar Bear Research at the USGS Alaska Science Center

3/26/2008 The USGS conducts research on polar bears to better inform the Department of Interior on conservation of the species and its habitat. Read about everything from tracking bears by satellite to denning behaviors. More

Online Magazine for Elementary Teachers Brings Polar Issues Into Classrooms

3/25/2008 To fill a national void in the elementary school curriculum and capitalize on student interest in the polar regions, Ohio State University and the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) have launched a new online magazine for teachers. More

NSF-funded "Return to Penguin City" Debuts March 23 on Animal Planet's "Wild Kingdom"

3/20/2008 Millions of Adelie penguins storm Antarctic beaches annually to breed. For 50 years, researchers have been studying their life cycle. More
                                      
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