Rock Star Scientists
Even though though Elaine Hood married a chemist, it wasn’t until two years later, when she met a Russian solar physicist, when it dawned on...
Category : Perspectives
Midwinter Moment
The winter solstice doesn’t get much respect around the world, except in Antarctica, where those spending the dark, cold months pay homage to the shortest...
Benign Space
Richard Panek went to the South Pole on an NSF grant to see the astronomical facilities as part of the research for his next book....
Beauty and the Cold
Genevieve Ellison was on her routine rounds ensuring the rubbish at the South Pole Station was secure and snug when she made an unimaginable discovery....
The Penguin Perspective
Penguins truly are one of the feel-good animals in the popular imagination. But there is very little fun loving or playful about the lives of...
Cropping Up
Susan MacGregor doesn’t have your typical South Pole winter-over position. Her job takes her daily into an environment of bright lights, high humidity and delightful...
Fleeting Thoughts
Dr. Steven Untracht is the physician at Palmer Station for the austral winter in Antarctica. When not attending to his duties, the station surgeon spends...
Passing Through
The fact that many on the research vessel Laurence M. Gould had been through the Panama Canal before did nothing to diminish our sense of...
Passing the Seasons
The time for the research vessel Laurence M Gould’s return to Chile had come and the voyage to southern hemisphere finds winter awaiting....
Firsthand Account
Amanda Biederman is a scientist at Palmer Station, located in one of the most rapidly warming areas on Earth, the West side of the Antarctica...
