Deep Time
Edith Taylor, a paleobotanist at the University of Kansas, seeks answers to how flowering seed plants, the dominate flora species today, evolved over time. She recently received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue laboratory work on Antarctic plant fossils collected earlier this decade from the Beardmore Glacier area.

Below the Surface
Researchers with the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research program are using a powerful new tool to sweep the ocean of important data - the Slocum glider, a versatile autonomous robot that can cover hundreds of kilometers for weeks at a time.

Going Beyond the Movies
A new online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, provides a one-stop site of resources specifically designed for teachers of grades K-5. The NSF-funded site provides resources for understanding and teaching about the polar regions.

Taking The Plunge
The search for life on Jupiter's moon Europa will begin in an ice-covered lake in Antarctica, where scientists and engineers will test an autonomous robot that can make three-dimensional maps.

Previous Stories

• Breaking Up
• Life in the Cold and Dark
• The Score on Sea Ice
• High-Resolution Record
• Getting Warmer
• After the Icebergs
• SPT Upgrades Sensors
• Halfway Done
• Plumbing Erebus
• Taking Shelter
• Ocean Acidification
• Phone Home
• CReSIS to Mold New Models
• That's a Wrap
• Balloons Away
• Looking at New Dimensions
• Breaking New Ground
• Science Hits the Road
• Getting on the Map
• A Big Find
• Finding the Balance
• Schooled in Science
• In the Cold of the Night
• Going to the Edge
• Setting a Different Course
• Mountainous Mystery
• Fitting In
• International Polar Year Lights Fire of Discovery
• ANDRILL Returns
• Norway, U.S. Team Up for International Polar Year (IPY) Traverse
• Antarctic Mold at East Base
• Extinct Hunt
• Eye on the Past
• South Pole Telescope (SPT) Construction
• South Pole an Ideal Spot for Astronomers
• BICEP Adds Muscle to South Pole Research
• Mount Erebus Throws Fit
• International Trans Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ITASE) 2006-2007
• Team Probes Buried Antarctic Lake
• Cleanest Air in the World
• Network Uses Radio Waves to Log Lightning
• Projects Provide Education and Outreach