Where the Ice Layers Grow Science / Ice and Snow Monday July 13, 2020 Hunting for the perfect patch of ice can be a herculean task. Knut Christianson, of the University of Washington, spent three weeks with his research team in a barren and remote part...

Chasing Aerosol Ghosts Science / Oceans and Atmosphere Tuesday July 28, 2020 For a big mass of air, the Earth's upper atmosphere is a complicated place. The changing seasons cause temperatures and pressures to rise and fall, altering the characteristics of the planet's atmospheric...

Podcast: Field Support and Training Features / Operations Monday August 10, 2020 In Antarctica, scientists conduct cutting edge research on a harsh and barren continent. It's no easy task, but to help make it happen the U.S. Antarctic Program employs small army of support...

Detecting Anomalous Life Swarms Science / The Biological World Tuesday September 01, 2020 The seas around Antarctica are alive, but that life is not evenly distributed everywhere. Vast regions of barren ocean are punctuated by oases of concentrated nutrients that create hotspots of biological activity....

Heavy Cosmic Rays - Part I: The Flight of SuperTIGER-II Science / Space and Atmospheric Physics Monday September 14, 2020 In December 2019, SuperTIGER clawed its way back into the upper atmosphere. The second flight of the SuperTIGER cosmic ray experiment, officially dubbed SuperTIGER-II, flew high above the icy continent for more...

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Insects in the Extreme

Science / The Biological World

Monday June 29, 2020 Monday June 29, 2020

Scientists are taking a close look at Antarctica's largest land animal. It's a small insect called the Antarctic midge, and they don't grow much bigger than a fingernail. Scientists are taking a close look at Antarctica's largest land animal. It's a small insect called the Antarctic midge, and they don't grow much bigger than a fingernail.

The Worst Journey - and the Best Journey to Create a Polar Expedition Graphic Novel

Features / Artists and Writers Program

Monday June 15, 2020 Monday June 15, 2020

Artist Sarah Airriess is sharing one of the most celebrated accounts of the golden age of Antarctic exploration with a new generation. The Worst Journey in the World is the acclaimed memoir by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, a member of Robert Falcon Scott's final, ill-fated Antarctic expedition. Artist Sarah Airriess is sharing one of the most celebrated accounts of the golden age of Antarctic exploration with a new generation. The Worst Journey in the World is the acclaimed memoir by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, a member of Robert Falcon Scott's final, ill-fated Antarctic expedition.