Nation Oct 22 South Pole’s ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery This year's hole is even smaller than the one first discovered in 1985. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
World Jun 19 Plane on dangerous rescue mission departs South Pole station After reaching the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, a plane evacuating at least one of the station’s 48 workers in need of urgent medical care began the return trip back to South America early Wednesday. By Daniel Moritz-Rabson
Oct 11 Watch ‘Guts to reach for that unknown’: Meet the last of a generation of Antarctic scientists By PBS News Hour
Science Mar 18 Watch Evidence of cosmic inflation expands understanding of universe’s origins By PBS News Hour
Apr 10 As Polar Year Ends, Researchers Look for Climate Clues in Mountains of Data By PBS News Hour A period of intensive study of the Earth's polar caps, called the International Polar Year, ended in March, leaving researchers with a bounty of data to sort through to help inform the next generation of polar research. Continue reading