RIP Colin Bull
Colin Bull, professor emeritus at The Ohio State University and pioneering polar scientist, passed away on Sept. 7, 2010. He was the leader of the...
Month : January 2023
Delayed Response
Large numbers of humpback whales are remaining in bays along the western Antarctic Peninsula to feast on shrimplike krill late into the Southern Hemisphere autumn...
Stamp on History
One doesn’t have to go to the library to read the stories that shaped Antarctica. A different sort of narrative can be found on the...
Cluster of Discoveries
Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster, one of the largest objects in the universe, breaking several important cosmic records. Observations of the Phoenix Cluster...
Perfect Landing
A pair of turbo-propped airplanes landed at the South Pole Station on Oct. 17, officially ending eight months of isolation for the world’s southernmost research...
Identified
DNA analysis of some “little brown mushrooms” discovered on an island off the Antarctic Peninsula has found that the fruiting bodies of the fungi are...
Dialed In
Although 21st century technology has diminished the need and requirement of ham radio, the popularity, goals and achievements of the Amateur Radio Service has not...
Crossing Boundaries
There’s typically a lag in traffic above the airspace around McMurdo Station during the month of September before the beginning of the Antarctic summer field...
Clinton in New Zealand
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a special visit to the U.S. and New Zealand Antarctic programs in Christchurch on Nov. 5 during...
Coordinated Effort
The world’s newest ocean, only recognized as such in 2000, is the least understood by scientists thanks, in part, to its remoteness, its wild weather...
