Killer News
New technology in gene sequencing confirmed what scientists have long suspected about Orcinus orca: The large marine mammal commonly referred to as a killer whale...
Category : The Biological World
No Laughing Matter
A high-saline pond in Antarctica may be the source of an important greenhouse gas. Don Juan Pond in the McMurdo Dry Valleys could also offer...
Underwater Forests of Antarctica
There are mighty forests in Antarctica. Just don’t expect to see them poking through the ice and snow. The forests are underwater, composed of several...
Lasting Experience
Eugene Domack was about six hours away from leaving Chile and returning to his family after working more than two months in Antarctica when the...
Changing Course
Extreme sea ice conditions and one of the world’s most powerful earthquakes bookended a two-month science expedition to the Antarctica earlier this year, ensuring few...
Back in Time
Hugh Ducklow and his colleagues aboard the research vessel Laurence M. Gould travel back in time every January. The journey is a spatial one, from...
Ocean Observations
Underwater robots and marine animals outfitted with scientific sensors are part of a proposed strategy for monitoring polar oceans into the 21st century, particularly a...
Fishy Business
Adélie penguins across parts of the northwestern Antarctic Peninsula don’t appear to be getting a balanced diet these days. What’s missing? A sardine-sized fish called...
On the Move
Adélie penguins living at the far southern extreme of their geographic range in Antarctica migrate an average of about 13,000 kilometers during the year as...
Night Hunt
How do Weddell seals behave and survive when the polar night dominates and when there is little light for hunting under the ice? That question...
