Forever chemicals lingering in Antarctic marine mammals
New research finds Antarctic seals and killer whales still have persistent organic pollutants stored in their blubber, despite many countries having phased out production of...
Sorting It Out
A scavenger bird of the Antarctic, skua is also the adopted name for the collection of miscellaneous items that USAP participants leave behind for use...
Ocean giants’ appetites are larger than we thought
Blue whales eat seven Space Shuttles worth of food every year, new research finds...
Passing of a Legend
Those who knew Capt. Pieter J. Lenie – the scientists who depended on him to reach the unreachable and the crew that depended upon him...
Antarctic microbe produces potential cancer-fighting drug
Researchers map the genetic machinery behind a natural anti-cancer compound from Antarctica for the first time...
Remote Recovery
After more than two years since launching the SuperTIGER Long Duration Balloon, a joint team of scientists, mountaineers and support personnel finally recovered the buried...
Wintertime flow of Blood Falls caught on camera for the first time
Researchers have caught a wintertime release of brine from Blood Falls on camera for the first time, but the exact cause of the curious phenomenon...
Day of Remembrance
On April 25, New Zealand’s Scott Base crew invited McMurdo Station residents to make the two-kilometer trip over the hill and join them in celebrating...
Key Antarctic fish species declining due to climate change
New research finds populations of Antarctic silverfish along the West Antarctic Peninsula are plummeting due to warming temperatures and the loss of sea ice caused...
Looking back at McMurdo’s history
On Wednesday, January 19, McMurdo staff organized the annual one-night-only pop-up museum in the station’s galley, displaying artifacts and literature from McMurdo’s nearly 70-year history....
