News from the polar regions in October 2009 included a NASA air campaign to monitor the Antarctic ice sheets and coastal sea ice, continued concerns over the high levels of global carbon dioxide and climate change, and engineering technology to fight erosion. Missed these stories the first time around? Read on!
A laser technique used successfully […]

Life in the Antarctic depends on the lowest members of the global food chain - krill. This would be reason enough for scientists to investigate the comings and goings of the small crustaceans. But researchers also wanted to know why trillions of krill formed swarms so vast the superswarms can be seen from the air. […]

 Aboard a ship in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, a tourist from Great Britain spotted a swimming polar bear with a cub on her back. Intrigued by the sight, the tourist got in touch with the Norwegian Polar Institute to ask about the mother bear’s behavior.  
According to an article in the BBC […]

Apply now for the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship, a paid fellowship for K-12 math, science, and technology teachers. Einstein Fellows spend a school year in Washington, D.C. serving in a federal agency or on Capitol Hill.
To be considered for an Einstein Fellowship for the 2010-11 school year, apply and submit three letters of recommendation […]

In September, Rochester, Minnesota, opened a new elementary school named to honor George Washington Gibbs Jr. (1916-2000), for his pre-World War II service in Antarctica as well as his civil rights leadership in Rochester.
Also in September, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names confirmed a place name in Antarctica for Gibbs, the first black explorer […]