Moving Target
Scientists plan to go to the literal edge of Antarctica in hopes of learning more about its climactic past, long before ice sheets covered 98...
Month : February 2023
Cortada Reinvents Style During Antarctic Visit
Miami artist Xavier Cortada came to Antarctica to spread the word about climate change and to educate the public in the little-known scientific and historic...
Highs and Lows
The average temperature at the South Pole was a bone-chilling minus 47.9 degrees Celsius (minus 54.2 Fahrenheit) in 2009. It was also the warmest year...
Air Force Gets Thrill from Hillary’s visit
McChord Air Force Base pilot Lt. Col. Greg Pyke has flown countless trips to Antarctica, but nothing prepared him for the cargo he had the...
Peering Back
New results from a research expedition in Antarctic waters may provide critical clues to understanding one of the most dramatic periods of climate change in...
The Long Haul
Take almost any town in the United States and watch the comings and goings of its goods. The same thing happens in Antarctica, but a...
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...
Digging Deep for a Drink
South Pole residents can relate to the famous lament of this mariner, surrounded by undrinkable water. The station sits on top of a two-mile-thick ice...
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...
McMurdo Key Link in Satellite System
McMurdo Station will be a key link in a new environmental satellite system that will not only benefit meteorological forecasting and climatic research but also...
