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6/19/2009
In a pair of interviews with the International Polar Foundation, Karl A. Erb, director of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs (OPP) discusses a range of topics related to IPY and U.S. polar research.
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6/1/2009
Ancestors of tapirs and ancient cousins of rhinos living above the Arctic Circle 53 million years ago endured six months of darkness each year in a far milder climate than today, according to a researcher at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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5/29/2009
The USGS and the British Antarctic Survey have published a report and accompanying map on changes brought about by the collapse of Anarctica's Larsen and Wordie ice shelves. Ice. Note: the map may be downloaded as a .pdf, but is a large file.
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5/20/2009
A team of NOAA scientists has recorded the distinctive calls of endangered North Atlantic right whales in an area where it was believed that the historic resident population was hunted to extinction in the early 20th century.
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5/15/2009
Scientists struggling to understand how Earth's climate will change in the next few decades have neglected a potential treasure trove of information—sediments deposited in the ocean by major Arctic rivers.
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5/14/2009
"The IPY is already delivering impressive advances in scientific understanding. It has also created the international partnerships that made these advances possible..."
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4/30/2009
A June symposium at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. will address the changing state of Arctic sea ice conditions and the present and potential future affects on naval, maritime, and associated activities and operations in the region.
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4/28/2009
An intelligent, ocean-going glider has spent more than five months on a record-breaking deployment to sample the icy waters off western Greenland.
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4/14/2009
Tom Wagner, NASA cryosphere program scientist, discusses the various ways that sea ice is important; from regulating global temperatures to restricting--or facilitating--global commerce. He also discusses the significance of IPY.
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4/6/2009
The genius of the Antarctic Treaty lies in its relevance today. It was written to meet the challenges of an earlier time, but it and its related instruments remain a key tool in our efforts to address an urgent threat of this time, climate change...
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