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Scientists Andrew Klein, left, and Steve Sweet, with Texas A&M University, collect soil samples at McMurdo Station to test for contaminants.
Scientists Andrew Klein, left, and Steve Sweet, with Texas A&M University, collect soil samples at McMurdo Station to test for contaminants.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center scanned close to 40,000 images from Nimbus 1 satellite data to produce the earliest satellite images of Arctic, left, and Antarctic sea ice extent in the 1960s. Rolling Back the Clock
The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo., is rolling back the clock on the satellite record for tracking sea ice in the polar regions. NSIDC is releasing new sea ice data from the 1960s after scanning nearly 40,000 images and stitching them together to create composite images.

Sound engineers at Park Road studio in New Zealand perform the final sound mix for Anthony Powell's documentary, 'Antarctica: A Year on Ice.' Final Countdown
Anthony Powell has been working on his documentary about the world's coldest continent for about a decade now. Finally, Antarctica: A Year on Ice will hit start hitting movie theaters this summer.

The National Science Foundation is requesting $18 million in fiscal year 2014 to begin addressing facility upgrades at McMurdo and Palmer stations. National Science Foundation FY14 Budget
The National Science Foundation released its 2014 fiscal year budget this month, requesting $7.6 billion. The request includes nearly $465 million for the Division of Polar Programs, which includes funds to kick start a long-term plan to modernize facilities for the U.S. Antarctic Program.

Researcher Kattie Dugger walks among nesting Adélie penguins on Beaufort Island in the Ros Sea. Spreading Out
Scientists from the United States and New Zealand, using a mix of old and new technology, found that the population size of an Adélie penguin colony on Antarctica's Beaufort Island near the southern Ross Sea increased 84 percent over a 50-year period as the ice fields retreated.

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