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Expedition to Antarctica : Nov. 24-Dec. 23, 2007
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Adelie penguins will provide a team of scientists a window into the biology of the frigid Ross Sea during an end-of-the-year expedition to Antarctica. The latest piece of a 55-year study, this research will also help measure the impact of climate change on the penguins. Meanwhile, another team will try to piece together a much older puzzle: How long has the massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet been frozen in place? With funding from the National Science Foundation--as part of the agency's International Polar Year research and education program--scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution also will document their exploration in Web journals and with online video and photo postings.
To learn more about the Antarctic expedition, visit http://www.polardiscovery.whoi.edu/expedition3/index.html.
Credit: ©Lloyd Fales
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