Tug of War builds camaraderie between Americans and New Zealanders
A friendly competition brings Antarcticans from neighboring bases closer together for fun and games at the Governor General’s Cup....
Follow the magma: Scientists map plumbing beneath Mt. Erebus for the first time
A 20-kilometer-wide tube of melted rock feeds the lava lake at Mt. Erebus, according to new research that illustrates the plumbing below Earth’s southernmost active...
‘The Nutcracker’ Comes to McMurdo
Residents of McMurdo Station experienced a one-of-a-kind performance earlier this year: a reimagining of The Nutcracker ballet....
Rumbles, booms and growls: Listen to the first recordings of these Antarctic whale calls
Biologists are getting their first real listen to the vocalizations made by Antarctic minke whales, the most abundant yet least understood whale species in the...
Birding club documents frequent flyers around McMurdo Station
Birdwatchers used their free time to catalog the birds calling Hut Point Peninsula their home....
Shedding fluffy baby fur shapes how Weddell seal pups learn to swim
Molting status determines when Weddell seal pups are ready for life in the water more than other developmental milestones, according to new research....
Making a Difference
Col. Denise M. Donnell has chased pirates in the South China Sea and flown all manner of aircraft, from the sub-hunting P-3 Orion to the...
Climate Change In The McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys ecosystems are changing because of climate change. In a paper published in the journal Ecology in January researchers said they’ve tracked...
What Could Have Been
History is full of tales about boom towns that went bust. Such was the fate of Marble Point, a helicopter refueling station that as early...
Paleo Gondwanaland Was Full Of Lystrosaurs
An expedition studying the aftermath of one of Earth’s greatest global extinctions collected hundreds of prehistoric animal fossils from the mountains of Antarctica this past...