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Getting to Greenland

KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- We start our Greenland field season with the 109th wing of the Air National Guard, who pack us along with our gear into C-130 cargo planes. Come fly the friendly skies. {Read More »}



Green, Electric Snowmobiles

SUMMIT CAMP, GREENLAND-- Transportation in areas where scientists are making precise atmospheric measurements is no small matter. Meet Dr. Ethan Brodsky from the University of Wisconsin, who advised a group of undergraduate students in the design and build of a quiet, non-polluting, powerful electric snowmobile... {Read More »}



Excavating Ancient Burials

BARROW, ALASKA-- Our crew weathered a cold rainy day in the Arctic to excavate two ancient burials at the Nuvuk site on Point Barrow. Though human remains cannot be filmed, worked bone, netting stones and other remnants can be seen... {Read More »}