Riding the Line
The Fuels Department at McMurdo Station keeps the U.S. Antarctic Program moving. It’s not a job for the faint of heart, as fuelies must work...
Month : December 2022
Surface Melt
Newly published research on the geologic history of the Antarctic Peninsula, specifically an area where a large, floating ice shelf disintegrated in the early 2000s,...
Air Support
The New York Air National GuardÂ’s 109th Airlift Wing marked its 25th anniversary of supporting the U.S. Antarctic Program during the 2012-13 summer field season....
Good Things in Small Packages
It makes sense that life in extreme environments requires an organism to be “lean and mean” to survive. The recently sequenced genome of Antarctica’s only...
Airy Words
Charles Hood’s latest work, South x South, celebrates Antarctica’s aviation history and unique culture through a series of poems, from the playful to the meditative....
Self-Exile
The latest study in a project that has been supported by the National Science Foundation suggests that Weddell seals in Antarctica can remain flexible even...
Taking the Point
When scientists who come to Palmer Station need access to the islands and ocean waters nearby they have had only a few options available. Until...
Expansion
Sea ice around Antarctica appears headed for another record year. NSIDC, partly funded by the National Science Foundation, reported that the five-day average for sea...
National Science Foundation FY14 Budget
The National Science Foundation released its 2014 fiscal year budget this month, requesting $7.6 billion. The request includes nearly $465 million for the Division of...
Where Are They Now?
One of the world’s biggest break-up stories isn’t in Hollywood. It’s taking place around Antarctica. An iceberg that calved in March 2000 from the Ross...
