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  Arctic Poised to be Open Sea

  Arctic ocean could be ice free in 30 years.

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  Hot Debate Rages Over Water on Saturn’s Icy Moon

  The Cassini spacecraft spotted plumes of water vapor erupting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The discovery has set off a heated debate over whether this tiny frigid moon has an ocean beneath the ice.

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  Water Ice Exposed in Mars Craters

  Fresh craters expose subsurface water ice on Mars, hint at recent wetter climate.

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  It's Official: Water Found on the Moon

  Observations from three spacecraft show signal of water across moon's surface.

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  Ships Poised to Make First Arctic Ocean Crossing

  Two German ships are set to make the first true passage of the Northeast Passage.

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  Arctic May Be Changed Forever, Study Finds

  Study documents ecosystem-wide changes to global warming across Arctic.

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  Greenland Ice Cores

  Tiny bubbles inside ice core samples contain samples of the atmosphere trapped inside when the ice was first formed.

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  Extremophile Hunter Searches for 'Impossible' Life

  The search is on for extremophiles, living things that thrive where life would seem to be impossible -- from the glaciers of the Alaskan arctic, to the ice sheets of Antarctica, that may provide insights about life elsewhere in cosmos.

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  Comet Killed Ice Age Beasts

  Strongest evidence yet supports comet impact led to extinction of megafauna.

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  Sea Ice Lowest in 800 Years

  Sea Ice is at its lowest level in 800 years

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  New Form of Ice Cooked Up

  Chemists just made the fifteenth form of the cold stuff for the first time after years of trying.

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  Debate Rages Over Moon Water

  The debate has raged over whether the moon does in fact harbor water ice. Soon, two moon missions may yield the truth.

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  Afghanistan Issues Its 1st Wildlife Hunting Ban

  Snow leopards, wolves, and brown bears are among the 20 mammals, seven birds, four plants, and other creatures now on Afghanistan's first-ever list of protected species, banned from being hunted or harvested.

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  June Snowfall in North Dakota

  It's unusual for snow to fall in North Dakota in June, but it happens.

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  Ancient Creatures Survived Arctic Winters

  Prehistoric Arctic mammals didn't migrate, fossils show; implications for ancient animal dispersals.

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  How Antarctica Got Its Ice

  Radar surveys show topography of land underneath Antarctic ice sheets.

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  Penguin Poop Monitored from Space

  Satellite images of emperor penguin guano help map out breeding colonies.

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  Mystery of Giant Ice Circles Resolved

  Strange ice circles in a Siberian lake come from methane emissions, experts say.

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  "Take AIM at Climate Change" - Music Video

  AIM = Adapt Innovate Mitigate. What happens at Earth's poles will rock your world. From POLAR-PALOOZA, a multimedia initiative with NSF & NASA support.

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  At Least 3 Endangered Whales Found Off Tip of Greenland

  Underwater microphones locate endangered whales in region where were thought extinct.

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  Bacteria Help Form Clouds

  Bacteria, other biological particles detected in clouds for first time.