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Arctic special report
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As rising temperatures expose more land for exploration, prospectors are rushing to the far north in the hope of carving out a new mineral frontier
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9 Jun 2012:
Landmark polar research about the Adélie penguin's sex life by Captain Scott's expedition, deemed too shocking for the public 100 years ago, is unearthed at the Natural History Museum
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15 May 2012: Canadian base in Inuit village has provided logistic support for over a half-century of expeditions
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3 May 2012:
New research suggests Greenland's glaciers are slipping into the sea more slowly than previously thought
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23 Apr 2012:
On Tuesday, 1-2pm, scientists on board a British Antarctic Survey vessel will respond to readers' questions about their research over the past month and what it may reveal about the mechanics of the Earth's weather and climate systems
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15 Apr 2012: Jonathan Bamber: A couple of glaciers shrinking more slowly than expected does not change the irrefutable fact that most are melting rapidly
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15 Apr 2012:
3D altitude maps captured by satellites show glaciers in part of the greater Himalaya range are bucking the global trend of continued ice loss
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29 Mar 2012:
Descendants gather at cathedral for centenary memorial service to explorers who died on return journey from South Pole
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28 Mar 2012:
Was Captain Scott a self-dramatising bungler or a dogged leader devoted to the science of Antarctic exploration, asks Stephen Moss
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14 Mar 2012:
Decreasing amounts of ice in the far north is contributing to colder winters and drought, chief scientist Julia Slingo tells MPs
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14 Mar 2012: The decision by a parliamentary committee to review policies on the Arctic comes alongside commercial drive into the region
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