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Slide Show: Images From a 'Scientific Paradise'
The Chronicle's Paul Basken spent a week in Antarctica this January, observing research and getting a glimpse of life in one of the remotest places on earth.
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Where Research Keeps the Peace
American researchers are brought to the vast continent as part of a geopolitical strategy that dates to the 1940s.
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Antarctic Researchers Find Memorable Experiences and Daunting Logistics
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Penguins Put Long-Term Perspective on Shifts in Climate
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At the Cold End of the Earth, Scientists Seek the Hot Beginning of the Universe
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Antarctica's Dry Valleys Give Scientists a Window Into Life on Mars
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Climate-Change Studies in Antarctica Are Crucial, if Not Straightforward
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Antarctic Researchers Find Memorable Experiences and Daunting Logistics
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Recreating Mars as a Watery World
A geophysicist in Colorado uses hard-won knowledge of Earth to map water, and possible habitats for ancient life, in the Martian ground.
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The Case for American Loneliness? One Solitary Number
Some sociologists worry that Americans are more alone than ever. But a deeper look at the data suggests their fears may be unfounded.
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A Scientist Pushes Urban Planners to Put People First
Bad urban design leads to bad health, says Richard Jackson, and he's taking his message to the public.
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Who Gets to See Published Research?
The MIT Press and other critics say proposed legislation to limit public access to the results of some studies would work against the open exchange of ideas.
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Controversy Prompts Scientists Worldwide to Halt Work on Engineered Bird-Flu Virus
An international forum will debate the danger of the research. Meanwhile, an NIH panel will reconsider its request that the research be partly censored.
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University Presses Disagree With Publishers Group on Bill to Curb Public Access
The MIT Press and others do not share in the group's support for a bill that could limit the availability of results of federally financed research.
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Budget Cuts Force Biodiversity Program to Close
The U.S. Geological Survey's National Biological Information Infrastructure program will shut down, leaving researchers without a tool to access data across agencies.
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A 'Luddite' Who Championed New Scholarly Directions for History
Anthony T. Grafton, departing president of the American Historical Association, is proud of having helped put digital scholarship on the group's agenda.
