Archaeology & Paleontology

Scientists say Arctic once was tropical (Yahoo!/AP, May 31)

New Evidence of Early Glacial Development, History of Antarctic Ice Sheet Revised (PhysOrg, May 5)

Fossil gives clue to big chill [Drake's Passage, the treacherous stretch of water between Cape Horn & Antarctica.] (BBC News, Apr. 21)

Japanese ice cores go back million years (PhysOrg, Apr. 19)

Environment

Record Air Pollution Above The Arctic (Science Daily/Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, May 12)

Study reveals another contributor to polar warming (Mongabay/Univ. of Utah, May 10)

Air heats up high above Antarctica (New Scientist, Apr. 8)

Observing Climate Change in the Arctic [DAMOCLES, one of the largest EU research projects ever...] (ENN/CICERO, Apr. 6)

Exploration & Adventure

It's raining at the North Pole! [Report from Top of the World Arctic dog-sled crossing expedition.] (ThePoles.com, May 16)

Melting ice, warming conditions don't deter polar trekkers [ Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen.] (Nunatsiaq News, May 12)

Polar explorers use satellite technology (PhysOrg, May 5)

Meet Sir Ernest Shackleton (American Radio Works, Apr. 26) RealAudio required.

Students chill out in deep freeze [Following the route of Captain Robert Scott.] (BBC News, Mar. 22)

Russian nuclear subs to survey Arctic continental shelf borders (Novosti, Mar. 21)

Antarctic expedition supports case for Marine Protected Area (Scoop, Mar. 8)

Medicine & Health

Arctic College set to deliver made-in-Nunavut midwives (Nunatsiaq News, May 12)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Scientists note stunning loss of Arctic ice, snow (CBC, May 19)

Meltdown fear as Arctic ice cover falls to record winter low (Guardian UK, May 15)

Haze Is Heating Up The Arctic (TerraDaily/UPI, May 11)

Arctic Thaw (David Suzuki Foundation, Apr. 7)

Global and U.S. Hazards/Climate Extremes (updated weekly on Wednesdays)

Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet [pdf] (updated late Fridays)

For Educators

Animals of the Arctic (Thinkquest)

Arctic Exploration Online (NASA & U.S. Coast Guard.)

Arctic Theme Page (NOAA)

Bears on Ice (Prism)

Classroom Antarctica (Australian Gov't.)

Click & Learn (Alfred-Wegener-Institute)

Creature Feature: Polar Bears (National Geographic)

GoNorth! Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 2006 (Byrd Polar Research Institute)

K-12 Polar Resources (Prism)

Scott Polar Research Institute Kids' Pages

Peoples & Culture

Carving by Inuit artist fetches record amount (Nunatsiaq News, May 12)

Arctic natives see culture of cold melt away (MSNBC/Reuters, Apr. 20)

People & Places in the News

Groups Prepare for Contested Seal Hunt [Canada.] (ENN/AP, May 22)

Smithsonian Opens Antarctica Exhibit (ABC News/AP, May 17)

Republic Status Sought For Emerging Arctic Islet (TerraDaily/SPX, May 11)

Secret rivers found in Antarctic (BBC News, Apr. 19)

John Heap: Polar scientist who argued patiently and successfully for a moratorium on all exploitation of Antarctica (Times UK, Mar. 24)

Plants & Animals

Arctic "Noah's Ark" vault to protect world's seeds (Yahoo!/Reuters, May 30)

Arctic Harp Seals Show Up on U.S. Beaches (Newsday/AP, May 16)

Polar Bear-Grizzly Hybrid Discovered (National Geographic News, May 11)

Walrus Calves Stranded by Melting Sea Ice (ENN/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Apr. 14)

Antarctic birds 'breeding later' (BBC News, Apr. 4)

Heat-loving bug find in Antarctic (BBC News, Mar. 30)

Science & Technology

New job, day one--designed Antarctic base (Telegraph UK, May 15)

Robotic route for Polar pioneers (BBC News, Apr. 5)

Space

NASA Radar Plane Gauges Arctic Snow Layer (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 22)

Satellite instrument helps tackle mysteries of ozone-eating clouds [Polar stratospheric clouds.] (ESA, Apr. 10)

Say Goodbye to the Polar Ice Sheets [NASA mapping.] (Universe Today, Mar. 9)

Lectures, Meetings, & Conferences

Cold Regions Calendar of Events

Inuit Circumpolar Conference July 2006

SCAR XXIX and COMNAP XVIII meetings in Tasmania (July 9 - 19)

Sources:

WEB of international antarctic programs (University of Canterbury)

Cold Regions [Links to sites of interest.]

International Polar Year

National Academy of Sciences Events

National Air and Space Museum Events

National Journal Daybook [includes environment-related events in Washington]

National Museum of Natural History Events

Polar Region Ice Core Data (NOAA)