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International Polar Day focussing on People

On September 24th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its sixth ‘International Polar Day' focusing on People in Polar Regions,…

Hawaiian scientists take their test tubes surfing

The glorious sunshine and the Pacific Ocean provide the perfect conditions for Robert Liu and colleagues’ photochemical reactions, which use the sun’s rays to…

Study Merges Decade of Arctic Data as Ice Collapses Into the Sea

The Markham Ice Shelf, a massive 19-square-mile platform of ice, broke away from Ellesmere Island in early August and is adrift in the Arctic Ocean. More than…

Scientists Discover a New Pacific Iguana and More Clues to a Longtime Mystery

Pacific iguanas have almost disappeared as the result of human presence. Two species were eaten to extinction after people arrived nearly 3,000 years ago. The…

Doppler on wheels deployed at Hurricane Ike

The only scientific team to successfully brave Hurricane Ike's knock-down winds and swells in Galveston was the DOW, the Doppler on Wheels mobile weather radar…

Find the plug

More and more oil extraction takes place on the ocean floor –not the easiest place to reach when it comes to maintaining and repairing pipelines that don’t…

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