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1/16/2008
A new study indicates meltwater periodically overwhelms the interior drainpipes of Alaska's Kennicott Glacier, causing it to lurch forward, similar to processes that may help explain the acceleration of glaciers observed recently in Greenland.
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1/16/2008
The staff at the San Francisco-based science museum will talk live to scientists who operate the 280-ton South Pole Telescope and to researchers who will spend the six-month winter at the Pole. Live at 8 a.m. Pacific; the Webcast will be archived.
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1/12/2008
NSF and NASA are jointly testing a new architecture for astronaut housing on the moon by erecting a prototype structure at NSF's McMurdo Station. If the design stands up Antarctic conditions, it could also be used in the future by polar scientists.
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1/9/2008
The San Francisco-based "hands-on" science museum will talk live to NASA scientists in Antarctica about balloon research in the latest in a series of IPY-related Webcasts. Watch the archived Webcast.
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1/8/2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expects within the next month to reach a final decision on a proposal to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
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1/7/2008
New York City's American Museum of Natural History will host a family oriented International Polar Weekend on Feb. 2 and 3, 2008. The museum, Columbia University, Barnard College, the Explorers Club, and Wings WorldQuest are sponsors.
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1/5/2008
UAF's Marine Advisory Program and Northwest Campus are presenting a speaker series through April 29 in Nome, Alaska on topics ranging from sea-ice monitoring to Eskimo languages.
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1/5/2008
Alaska's KUAC-TV has produced 12, one-minute video segments on the history of IPY, IPY's importance to Alaska and the IPY research that's taking place on "The Last Frontier." Watch the first six segments on-line.
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1/4/2008
Scientists using NASA satellites discovered an extensive network of waterways beneath a fast-moving Antarctic ice stream that provide clues as to how "leaks" in the system affect sea level and the world's largest ice sheet.
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1/3/2008
The University of Washington's Polar Science Center has teamed up with the Pacific Science Center to present four days of activities to bring the public a look into the world of polar research.
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