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Lt. Col. Robert Weichert, a C-17 evaluator pilot with the 313th Airlift Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., looks out over the ice after the first-ever night vision goggle-assisted landing on Pegasus Ice Runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Flying in Support of U.S. Antarctic Science Program, Air Force Makes Night Landing on Southernmost Continent
Using night vision goggles, A C-17 Globemaster III aircrew from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, performed the first known after-dark landing in Antarctica at McMurdo Station ...
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Fossils found in the McMurdo Dry Valleys

Antarctic Fossils Paint a Picture of a Much Warmer Continent
National Science Foundation-funded scientists working in an ice-free region of Antarctica have discovered the last traces of tundra on the interior of the southernmost continent before temperatures began a relentless drop ... Read More External U.S. Government Site

John Goodge and a colleague collecting specimens

A Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected
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 ... Read More External U.S. Government Site

New Antarctic Ice Core to Provide Clearest Climate Record Yet

New Antarctic Ice Core to Provide Clearest Climate Record Yet
After enduring months on the coldest, driest, windiest continent on earth, researchers closed out the season on an unprecedented, multi-year effort to retrieve the most detailed record of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere over the last 100,000 years ... Read More External U.S. Government Site

Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record

Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record
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 ... Read More External U.S. Government Site

Penguins Helped and Hurt by Changing Climate

Penguins Helped and Hurt by Changing Climate
Biologist David Ainley has been studying Adélie penguins for 40 years, and in recent years has observed the effects of climate change on the flightless birds … Read More External Non-U.S. Government Site

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The Pioneer Who Died for the South PoleExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Antarctica's Sea "Babies" in LimboExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
A Bright Spot of Life on the Icy ContinentExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Vistas, Science and Staying Warm at the South PoleExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Antarctic Ice Shelf Disintegration Underscores a Warming WorldExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
NSF Dedicates New South Pole StationExternal U.S. Government Site
Explorers Club to Honor NSF-Funded Researchers and Glaciologist for Climate-Science BreakthroughsExternal U.S. Government Site
Using Penguin Remains to Measure Antarctic Ice MovementExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Researchers and Science Teacher to Explore AntarcticaExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Locked in Antarctic Glaciers, Ancient Microbes May Return to LifeExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Volcanic Blast Likely Killed and Preserved Juvenile Fossil Plesiosaur Found in AntarcticaExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Erb Honored by French Republic for Contributions to International Scientific Cooperation External U.S. Government Site
New Undersea Images Challenge Prevailing Ideas About the Antarctic Ice Sheet External Non-U.S. Government Site
Antarctic Icebergs: Unlikely Oases for Ocean Life External U.S. Government Site
Palmer Station, Antarctica Celebrates Earth Day With an Underwater Clean UpExternal U.S. Government Site
Report Offers Guidance on How to Safely Explore Vast Aquatic Systems Buried Under Antarctic IceExternal U.S. Government Site
International Polar Year (IPY) Funds Research and Exploration by Teachers, Students, and the PublicExternal U.S. Government Site
Landmark Completion of South Pole Telescope to Help Scientists Learn What the Universe is Made of and How it Got HereExternal U.S. Government Site
Students Help Design a Remotely Operated Vehicle for Antarctic Research
NPR Science Friday - Audio Programs on Antarctic ScienceExternal U.S. Government Site
NSF Commemorates 50th Anniversary of First Flight to Land at the South PoleExternal U.S. Government Site
New Lunar Meteorite Found in Antarctica External Non-U.S. Government Site
Alaskan Storm Cracks Giant Iceberg to Pieces in Antarctica External Non-U.S. Government Site
Alaskan Storm Plays Role of Butterfly for Antarctica External Non-U.S. Government Site
Chemical Cause of Antarctic Ozone Hole Discovered 20 Years Ago This MonthExternal U.S. Government Site
Polar Melting May Raise Sea Level Sooner Than ExpectedExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Impact of Climate Warming on Polar Ice Sheets ConfirmedExternal U.S. Government Site
NASA Mission Detects Significant Antarctic Ice Mass LossExternal U.S. Government Site
Two New Lakes Found Beneath Antarctic Ice SheetExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Students, Faculty Depart For AntarcticaExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Hamilton College 2006 Antarctic Expedition: Weekly JournalsExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Irresistible Force Meets Immoveable ObjectExternal Non-U.S. Government Site
Arctic, Antarctic Melting May Raise Sea Levels Faster than ExpectedExternal U.S. Government Site
Polar Neutrino Observatory Takes a Big Step ForwardExternal U.S. Government Site
NSF Launches New Web Portal for International Polar YearExternal U.S. Government Site
Crew Member Lost at Sea
McMurdo Fish May Prove to be New Species
South Pole Skylab Transition Keeps Sci Techs On the Move
What's The Dirt? Researchers Track Soil Movement and Land Erosion in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Cargo, Fuel Safely Unloaded at Antarctic Research StationExternal U.S. Government Site
Icy Overland Trip May Add Ground Vehicles to South Pole Supply MissionsExternal U.S. Government Site
DNA Studies Show Microevolution in PenguinsExternal U.S. Government Site
Digging Dinosaurs
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Last Updated: October 3, 2005
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