Extinct Hunt
As a geologist who studies paleoclimate, Brenda Hall generally uses glaciers to help her reconstruct climate change through history. But the researcher and three members...
Month : March 2023
Antarctic Mold at East Base
Microbiologists from the University of Minnesota are still learning just how hardy several recently discovered species of molds are as part of an effort to...
Norway, U.S. Team Up for International Polar Year (IPY) Traverse
Even after 50 years of continuous research across Antarctica by scientists from countries around the world, there are still parts of the icy continent that...
ANDRILL Returns
One of the premiere projects of the International Polar Year (IPY), ANDRILL is a $30 million geological time machine. Using a specialized rig adapted for...
International Polar Year Lights Fire of Discovery
The International Polar Year is about creating long-standing legacies of international research collaborations; capturing the world’s imagination in science and exploration; and inspiring future generations...
Fitting In
A science team surveying benthic communities in McMurdo Sound believes skinny is better when trying to reach remote areas below the sea ice without a...
Mountainous Mystery
A mountain range the size of the European Alps, but buried below hundreds of meters of ice and snow, has puzzled and enticed Antarctic scientists...
Setting a Different Course
The Antarctic Integrated System Sciences program will administer projects that transcend disciplinary boundaries. It will consider proposals that delve for a deeper, more complex understanding...
Going to the Edge
Scientist Bob Bindschadler will journey to one of the harshest parts of Antarctica to study how the ocean interacts with ice at the continent’s perimeter...
In the Cold of the Night
So what happens when you turn off the lights in Antarctica? John Priscu and his team of scientists plan to stay in the McMurdo Dry...
