In the early 1900’s, Ross Island acted as a base for multiple Antarctic exploration expeditions led by the likes of Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott. Remnants of the heroic age of Antarctic ...

There's nothing like carrying a pee bottle to remind you of your personal impact on the environment. Staffers with the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) mentioned pee bottles ...

The helicopter heads out over McMurdo Sound, crossing a monotonous expanse of sea ice broken only by a smattering of icebergs and occasional clusters of Weddell seals. At last, off to one side, you ...

The sea ice in front of New Zealand’s Scott Base breaks apart last week. The station manager reported that open water has not been seen in front of Scott Base since 1998. Ryan Wallace, McMurdo ...

On Oct. 12, 1957, history was made when the first-ever commercial flight to Antarctica departed from San Francisco, carrying 37 passengers to the U.S. Naval facility at McMurdo Sound station. Thirty ...

For seven months of the year, the vast, ice-heavy continent of Antarctica is cut off from the rest of the world. Huddled in their outposts scattered along the continental shelf, scientists and ...

On Oct. 12, 1957, history was made when the first-ever commercial flight to Antarctica departed from San Francisco, carrying 37 passengers to the U.S. Naval facility at McMurdo Sound station. Thirty ...

ABSTRACT: Variation in sea ice conditions is closely linked to primary production in Antarctica, which, in turn, influences food web dynamics. To investigate how sea ice dynamics are reflected in food ...

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) off McMurdo Sound near McMurdo Station, a United States Antarctic research center in 2018. US Air Force Photo WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the next several years, the Coast ...

Polar ecosystems are bellwether indicators of climate change and offer insights into ecological resilience. In this study, we describe contrasting responses to an apparent regime shift of two very ...

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