Flying High
When an international team of scientists lands at McMurdo Station in early August 2010, it will be dark and cold as only an Antarctic winter...
Month : February 2023
Sign of the Times
Getting to the South Pole went a little less smoothly for carpenter Mark Freeland than the operation to lower the historic sign that has hung...
Background Noise
Though still under construction, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole is already delivering scientific results, including an early finding about a phenomenon the...
Looking Good in the Antarctic
The Clothing Distribution Center in Christchurch, New Zealand, may just contain more extreme cold weather gear than any outdoor shop on the planet, outfitting about...
Groundwater could connect two of Earth’s saltiest bodies of water
Liquid brine permeates the ground below Antarctica’s largest ice-free area, new research finds....
Sir Ed Passes Away
New Zealand legend Sir Edmund Hillary died January 11 in an Auckland hospital after a lifetime of adventure and charity work....
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...
Shipping it Out
The road to Port Hueneme on California’s southern coast slices through strawberry fields and rural fruit stands, a bucolic drive that ends at quiet beaches...
Traced from Space
An international team of scientists used high-resolution satellite imagery to trace the most accurate map to date of Antarctica’s grounding line, which is a key...
A New Era
One era ended and another began on Jan. 12, 2008, when the American flag was lowered from its place on top of the iconic South...
