2008 June | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

How We Know Where to Dig

By Anne Jensen · June 4, 2008 ·

BARROW, ALASKA-- The Point Barrow spit looks like a sea of gravel with few clues on the surface to tell us where the burials may be. So how do we know where to dig? One way is by digging "shovel test pits"... {Read More »}

Journey to the Ice Cellar

By Exploratorium Crew · June 4, 2008 ·

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BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Julie Konop and Liz Spencer) See what unfolds when three crew, armed with two video cameras, a couple of microphones and a still camera embark on their snow sled journey to the ice cellar, also known as the Barrow permafrost tunnel. {Read More »}

South Orkney Island Bound

By Maria Vernet · June 2, 2008 ·

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STRAITS OF MAGELLAN-- June is here and it almost felt like a summer day, the sun was shining so brightly. Then the sun set at… {Read More »}

First Day in the Field

By Anne Jensen · June 2, 2008 ·

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BARROW, ALASKA-- The first field day started out a bit oddly. The crew gathered, minus the football players among the high school students, who are… {Read More »}