Thursday, March 1st, is the official start of the International Polar Year. The international research and educational effort officially runs till March 2008. At least 50,000 scientists from more than 60 countries are involved. Paul Sisco explains why.
The Polar ice caps are among the most forbidding and inhospitable places on Earth, with their frigid temperatures, violent storms and prolonged winds. But to many of the scientists who work there, they are beautiful and fascinating.
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