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![Photo of emperor penguins approaching field camp at Cape Washington, Antarctica](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090514032646im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/penguins1_l2.jpg) |
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A Season at the Penguin Ranch in Antarctica A veteran Antarctic researcher talks about the whys and hows of studying the diving physiology and behavior of emperor penguins on the "Ice" Released
May 19, 2008
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![Photo of the CTD/rosette that contains sampling bottles and instruments.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090514032646im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/desert_dust1_l.jpg) |
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How Desert Dust Feeds the World's Oceans Scientists sample dust and trace metals in seawater to learn more about climatic change Released
May 9, 2008
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![Photo shows Gretchen Hofmann and Tom Crombia carrying out a "field repair" on the rover.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090514032646im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/rover_1_l.jpg) |
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High School Students Build Antarctic Submersible Two female high school graduates build an underwater, camera-equipped "rover" that can operate beneath polar ice Released
April 14, 2008
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![Photo shows Sam Bowser holding a sea star found at McMurdo Sound.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090514032646im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/foram_seastar_l.jpg) |
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Clues to Waterproof Glue Found in Antarctic Creature Understanding how forams build their shells could lead to stronger biological adhesives Released
January 2, 2008
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![Photo of seal with fish in its mouth](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090514032646im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/seal_cam_l.jpg) |
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Scientists Use Seals as "Underwater Eyes" By employing Weddell seals as "spies" through novel use of technology, Antarctic researchers have gained new insights into the behavior of two little-known fish species. Released
July 30, 2004
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Bacteria May Thrive in Antarctica's Buried Lake Vostok Two investigations suggest that bacteria may thrive in Lake Vostok, a suspected lake thousands of meters below the Antarctic ice sheet -- and that microbes could thrive in similarly hostile solar system outposts, such as Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. Released
December 9, 2003
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