Antarctica’s water is so clear that organisms have problems finding food. „It’s like parents having to tell their young, ‚We’re not going to be able to feed you until Christmas, so hold your b…
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
Weddell seals spend about 90% of their time submerged, making them a tricky animal to study. Before Davis developed a special camera, scientists could only speculate about the seals‘ lives below th…
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
During the winter, the sea ice off Antarctica covers an area so big that it’s actually the largest continuous habitat on Earth. The algae that live there produce 25 percent of all oxygen on the pla…
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
Antarctica’s winter runs from mid-February through late August. If you decide to stay, you’re there for the duration—all aircraft traffic is stopped. Learn how research crews prepare to go it alone.
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
What’s a high school chemistry teacher from Florida doing in Antarctica studying the winds? She’s helping researchers understand global warming by tracking how the winds transport snow.
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
Unlike human visitors, Antarctica’s plants and animals don’t require high-tech gear. How have these organisms adapted to thrive—not just survive—in such an extreme environment?
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
Antarctica’s winter runs from mid-February through late August. If you decide to stay, you’re there for the duration—all aircraft traffic is stopped. Learn how research crews prepare to go it alone.
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
Siple’s Antarctic trips are legendary. At 10, he was selected in a nationwide Boy Scout search to travel there. Several decades later, he was part of the first group to winter over at the South Pole.
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
Ponting is one of the best photographers to have documented Antarctica. He was also a fine travel writer. Read an excerpt from his account of traveling with Robert Falcon Scott on his last expedition.
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet breaks apart, it could release enough water to raise the sea level by six meters (19.7 feet). Meet a scientist studying the ice sheet’s past in order to predict its…
Map Projections Exploration At the Pole by Roald
