Reminder from the NSF SAHPR Program Office for 2024-25 Antarctic Summer Season
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Tuesday October 15, 2024
As the 2024-25 austral summer season begins, the NSF Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response (SAHPR) Program Office works closely with the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to prevent sexual violence

Weather anomaly experienced in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
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Thursday September 05, 2024
An atmospheric river event in March 2022 led to record warm temperatures over much of Antarctica.

New Antarctic Dragonfish Species Discovered
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Tuesday September 03, 2024
A research team at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary has uncovered a new species of Antarctic fish, which could reshape how scientists view biodiversity in the Southern

Research Vessel Laurence M. Gould Completes 27-Year Run
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Monday August 05, 2024
After 27 years of steadfast service to the United States Antarctic Program, the NSF Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) Laurence M. Gould ended its charter to the U.S. National Science Foundation

Historic records provide new insight
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Wednesday July 17, 2024
U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers recently released a new study in Ecology and Evolution outlining their in-depth analysis of historic baleen plates, the comb structures that are used by some species of

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Request for Information (RFI): Development of an Antarctic Subsea Telecommunications Cable for Science

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Friday December 06, 2024

The U.S. National Science Foundation has issued a request for information (RFI) to facilitate the concept definition of a proposed subsea telecommunications and science instrumentation cable to Antarctica with input from industry, academia, nonprofits, government, philanthropic and other interested parties.

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