For the International Polar Year, we gave polar scientists cameras and blogging tools and asked them to document their field work. Follow along on their adventures and see what it's like to be a research scientist in the Arctic or Antarctica. {Read More»}
Where in the World Is Ice Stories?»
Browse the new Ice Stories layer on Google Earth to follow the locations of polar expeditions and research in the Arctic and in Antarctica. {Read More»}
Springtime in the Arctic»
DEADHORSE, ALASKA-- Spring has arrived in this part of the Arctic. In the last ten days, temperatures have risen from -20 to +45 Fahrenheit – unusually warm for the spring, or summer for that matter.… {Read More»}
Smashcast Interviews Polar Scientists Smashcast visited the Exploratorium on Saturday, April 18th, to work on the Ice Stories project and meet four scientists who have returned from Antarctica. See all Ice Stories webcasts» |
Science Aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer»by Diane Chakos, June 1, 2009SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA-- This video clip is from aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP) in March/April 2009 on the Southern Ocean. It shows how we collect water with the CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) Rosette, and a few experiments... {Read More»}
Returning Home»by John Whiteman, May 26, 2009LARAMIE, WYOMING-- During last week, the weather steadily turned from cold and overcast to warm and sunny. On the first day of good conditions we launched in the morning and captured a bear shortly thereafter... {Read More»}
How Fat Is a Polar Bear?»by John Whiteman, May 15, 2009DEADHORSE, ALASKA-- In the last dispatch, I wrote of polar bears getting by without food. In that situation – no food – the bears must be using body stores of fat for energy. Some bears can carry almost 50% of their body mass as fat... {Read More»}
Pure as the Driven Snow»by Exploratorium Crew, May 8, 2009SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- (By Lisa Strong-Aufhauser) Even the snow on top of the Greenland ice sheet is not as pure as you’d think. Dr. Joe McConnell from the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada, studies the impurities... {Read More»}Most popular tags: Browse all tags
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