May 9, 2016
Giant icebergs spur carbon storage in Southern Ocean
A new study shows that giant icebergs floating in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica may be playing a larger role in carbon sequestration and …
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April 21, 2016
Looking for life in coldest, driest Antarctica
Antarctica is nicknamed the “White Continent,” but one site — University Valley in the continent’s McMurdo Dry Valleys region — has remained …
April 13, 2016
Ice (Re)Cap: April 2016
From Antarctica to the Arctic; from polar caps, permafrost and glaciers to ocean-rafted sea ice; and from burly bears to cold-loving microbes, …
March 10, 2016
Down to Earth With: Glaciologist Ted Scambos
As a young boy, Ted Scambos was fascinated by space and technology, and spent many hours watching aircraft take off and land at the Air Force …
January 15, 2016
Ice (Re)Cap: February 2016
From Antarctica to the Arctic; from polar caps, permafrost and glaciers to ocean-rafted sea ice; and from burly bears to cold-loving microbes, …
September 1, 2015
Benchmarks: December 1, 1959: Antarctic Treaty Signed
A victory for peace and science Science trumps all in Antarctica. For the past 50 years, Antarctica has remained a military-free, globally shared …
July 20, 2015
Beached iceberg alters Antarctic marine communities
While the extent of sea ice in the Arctic has fallen substantially over the last several decades, the total area covered by sea ice around …
July 17, 2015
Ice (Re) Cap: August 2015
From Antarctica to the Arctic; from polar caps, permafrost and glaciers to ocean-rafted sea ice; and from burly bears to cold-loving microbes, …
March 9, 2015
Ice (Re) Cap: April 2015
From Antarctica to the Arctic; from polar caps, permafrost and glaciers to ocean-rafted sea ice; and from burly bears to cold-loving microbes, …
December 29, 2014
The amazing minerals of the Larsemann Hills
Four minerals were discovered on Stornes Peninsula in the Larsemann Hills of East Antarctica based on fieldwork there from 2003 to 2004. In part …
December 29, 2014
Protecting the mineral treasures of Antarctica's Larsemann Hills
It was late November 2003 and not quite summer in Antarctica. As the Squirrel helicopter lifted off after delivering its last load, we set about …
December 18, 2014
Down to Earth With: Lawson Brigham
Lawson Brigham, a Distinguished Professor of Geography and Arctic Policy at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks and retired U.S. Coast Guard …
November 4, 2014
Ice (Re) Cap: December 2014
From Antarctica to the Arctic; from polar caps, permafrost and glaciers to ocean-rafted sea ice; and from burly bears to cold-loving microbes, …
October 5, 2014
Past penguin populations not dependent on ice extent
Penguins’ lives revolve around ice, so it seems they might be particularly vulnerable to changing ice conditions and ice loss. But a new study …
May 14, 2014
Recovery of 1960s sea-ice satellite images wins dark data contest
As part of the Nimbus Data Rescue Project, the NSIDC/NASA team processed and digitized data and images from NASA’s early Nimbus satellites. The …
December 12, 2013
Getting there and getting around in Antarctica
Traveling to Antarctica pretty much requires being part of an organized tour, something tens of thousands of people do each year. We went on a …
December 12, 2013
Ship life
Perhaps the most common question I’ve gotten after returning from my trip is, “Did you get sea sick?” The answer is yes, but I wasn’t miserable. …
December 12, 2013
Travels in Geology: Antarctica: Following in the footsteps of giants
In fall 2012, when I told friends and colleagues that I was heading south for a few weeks, they assumed that I, like many other northeasterners, …
November 25, 2013
Astronomy under the ice: Scientists use Antarctic ice to study some of the tiniest particles in the cosmos
Deep below the glacial surface at the South Pole, where the Antarctic ice is crystal clear yet pitch black, a 3-D array of more than 5,000 …
November 25, 2013
Bare Earth Elements: IceCube observatory spurs "dawn of new age" in astronomy
“Deep below the glacial surface at the South Pole, where the Antarctic ice is crystal clear yet pitch black, a 3-D array of more than 5,000 …
September 9, 2013
Ancient volcanic island arc blocked Antarctic current formation
There has long been a debate in the geological community over what caused the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet during the Eocene-Oligocene …
May 14, 2013
Bare Earth Elements: Cool time-lapse shows movement of ice and animals in Antarctica's Ross Sea
Has anyone else been obsessed with Antarctica lately? As an erstwhile scientist with a lasting interest in the life that inhabits what we think …
August 24, 2012
Antarctic trees surprise scientists
Antarctic ice sheets can be unforgiving field sites for scientists looking for fossils, as the ice grinds and pulverizes signs of previous life. …
June 26, 2012
Five outstanding questions in earth science
Even 15 years after the release of “Good Will Hunting,” there remains something appealing about watching the title character, a mathematically …