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16
2007
Researchers and Science Teacher to Explore AntarcticaFor the first time in more than a century, scientists will visit Antarctica's Amundsen Sea. Five researchers and a high school science teacher will participate in the cruise, as part of the International Polar Year PolarTREC project ... Jul
12
2007
Erb Honored by French Republic for International Scientific ContributionsKarl A. Erb, Director of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, has been named a Chevalier of the French National Order of Merit by the President of the Republic of France ... Jun
21
2007
Antarctic Icebergs: Unlikely Oases for Ocean LifeIcebergs have long gripped the popular imagination, whether as relatively run-of-the-mill floating hazards that cause "unsinkable' ships to founder or, more recently, as enormous ... May
31
2007
Report Offers Guidance on How to Safely Explore Vast Aquatic Systems Buried Under Antarctic IceThe National Science Foundation (NSF) should work within the environmental framework of the international Antarctic Treaty system to develop a global scientific consensus on minimally disruptive ways to ... May
09
2007
International Polar Year Web Portal Offers Email Alerts for EducatorsTeachers can now sign up for e-mail alerts immediately informing them when news about federally funded educational materials, classroom resources and information about opportunities to assist scientists in the field is added to the U.S. government's Web portal for the International Polar Year ... Apr
20
2007
Palmer Station, Antarctica Celebrates Earth Day With an Underwater Clean UpResidents at Palmer Station, a year-round U.S. research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, removed old debris from the sea floor near the station in late April 2007, as a part of an annual Earth Day clean up ... Feb
28
2007
U.S. Opening Ceremony Celebrates the International Polar Year (IPY)The U.S. IPY opening ceremony included remarks from polar scientists about the nature and scope of U.S. IPY research, as well as remarks from government officials whose agencies play an active role in IPY . Feb
26
2007
Landmark Completion of South Pole Telescope to Help Scientists Learn What the Universe is Made of and How it Got HereJust days before nations around the world were set to begin a coordinated global research campaign called the International Polar Year (IPY); scientists at the South Pole aimed a massive new telescope ...
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