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9/18/2007
CoreCast offers insight on various topics. In this installment, Tom Armstrong, senior advisor to the director on climate change, answers questions about how climate change affects our lives.
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9/17/2007
A collection of resources for teachers and the general public gathered as part of the first "International Polar Day" of IPY, Sept. 21, 2007, which is organized around the theme of sea ice.
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9/7/2007
Watch a video feature on polar bears in their native habitat on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Web site.
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9/4/2007
Complete with a key that explains the function of almost every facet of the remarkable structure, the poster highlights the third U.S. station since 1957 and the massive challenges to building it.
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9/4/2007
Read an archived Sept. 4, 2007 Web chat with David Braaten, deputy director of the Kansas University's Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), on the Lawrence Journal-World Web site.
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9/4/2007
Produced with extensive support and cooperation from the National Science Foundation, which manages the U.S. Antarctic Program, "The South Pole Project" premiered this week on the National Geographic Channel. View a clip online.
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9/4/2007
This Bureau of Land Management Web site explores the unique features of Alaska's arctic ecosystem, with a focus on the special adaptations that enable plants and animals to survive.
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9/2/2007
Read a case study from architects Ferraro Choi and Associates Ltd. A National Geographic Television special that began airing Sept. 6, 2007 examines the challenges of building this unique structure.
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8/30/2007
How do icebergs and sea ice form? Why is knowledge of sea ice important for navigation? This NSF-funded curriculum package helps teachers and students investigate these and related questions.
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8/30/2007
Watch Mark Harris, ARMADA Project master teacher, describe his experiences in Antarctica. He worked with two NSF-funded teams to study crabeater seal foraging and icefish blood "anti-freeze."
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