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1/11/2008
On January 12, 2008, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky participated in the dedication of new state-of-the-art scientific facilities operated by the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) at the South Pole.
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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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1/4/2008
The meeting--Feb. 11-15--will include several sessions on climate change, including one which will feature presentations by University of Alaska post-doctoral students who are conducting studies on Arctic change in the IPY context.
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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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1/4/2008
Researchers achieved a milestone in conducting scientific observations from balloons, by launching and operating three long-duration flights in a single Antarctic summer. Scientists are using the balloons to investigate cosmic rays and antimatter.
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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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12/28/2007
NASA scientists and astronomers took to the skies at the top of the world to observe the Quadrantid meteor shower. Scientists believe this could be the most brilliant meteor shower in 2008 with over 100 visible meteors per hour at its peak.
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