Plasma Patch Atlas
High above the surface of the Earth, flow giant, invisible clouds of charged gas that can degrade radio transmissions, disrupt GPS Signals and play havoc...
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The Last Winfly
Since 1967, Winfly has been the transition period between the winter and summer seasons. However next year, as the station starts to transition into year-round...
SALSA Part I: Scratching the Surface
A team of researchers and drilling engineers recently spent six weeks in West Antarctica carefully drilling through nearly a mile of ice to study Mercer...
Bigger Boats, Better Science
Two new boats on their way to Palmer Station will soon allow researchers to dramatically extend their time out on the water, and the distance...
Larvae La Vida Loca
As oceans warm around the world, the creatures that live in them are feeling the effects. In regions like the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, which...
Sixty Years Of South Pole Flights
On October 31, 1956, a plane descended out of the clear, blue sky at the bottom of the planet. The twin-engine R4D-5 Skytrain, named Que...
Hunting For the Oldest Ice
For scientists, ice cores are an indispensable window into the past. A research team using ancient ice recovered from Antarctica, announced recently that they’d identified...
A Re-Breath of Fresh Air
Over the past few years, there have been major advances in scuba equipment. However, Antarctica is a harsh continent, as the saying goes, and new...
A Seal Grows In Antarctica
Weddell seals thrive in some of the coldest conditions on the planet, but scientists aren’t quite sure why they don’t freeze when they’re first starting...
Secretary of State John Kerry Travels to Antarctica
Secretary of State John Kerry visited McMurdo Station on November 11, 2016, becoming the first Secretary of state to travel to Antarctica, and the most...
