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An extinct southern elephant seal colony that once existed in huge numbers along sandy and rocky beaches in Antarctica has provided new insight into how quickly a species can respond to the emergence of a new habitat as climate changes—and just as quickly disappear ...

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The U.S. Air Force will make five roundtrips for the NSF during winter fly-in, or WinFly, between Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica to carry people and supplies in preparation for the 2009-10 austral summer season ...

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New science data communications capability enables the NSF to share exciting results of its science programs with the public ...

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A five-nation scientific team has published new evidence that even a slight rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, one of the gases that drives global warming, affects the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) ...

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The Maryland Science Center in Baltimore is the focal point of a range of public events April 4 and 5 that highlight federally funded Arctic and Antarctic research programs. The events are being held in conjunction with a meeting on the international treaty, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the first signing of the treaty. This is also the first time in 30 years the treaty parties have met in the U.S. ...

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A team of British and American scientists has successfully deployed an autonomous robot submarine on six missions beneath an Antarctic ice shelf using sonar scanners to map the seabed and the underside of the ice as it juts out over the sea ...

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