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 »}

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 »}

BARROW, ALASKA-- It is late April and I have finally made it to Barrow, Alaska. A place as intriguing as it is far north of everywhere else. This is the fourth consecutive year that I… {Read More »}

BARROW, ALASKA-- Each year, in the midst of the short Arctic growing season, Arctic researchers reflect on the season to come. We tell ourselves we will do things differently next year: remember this, remember that,… {Read More »}

BARROW, ALASKA-- (by Robyn Higdon) It's all about the cafeteria. I just ran into Craig George in the hallway, which is exactly how to get things done here. In fact, if I really wanted to… {Read More »}

BARROW, ALASKA -- (By Julie Konop) Fly with us over snow caps and sea ice into Barrow, AK. Take a ride with Joe Pikok through the rutted streets and eavesdrop on our conversation. {Read More »}

BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Ronald Aveling) In this slideshow dispatch we open up the aperture on our trip to Barrow, Alaska.… {Read More »}

BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Robyn Higdon) Barrow always surprises me, and makes me feel silly in my expectations. I was last here in August, 2007, for a scouting trip with the crew. As we approached Barrow… {Read More »}

BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Robyn Higdon) Today the work started for real. We met with scientists, arranged for a car, and started to scout locations for our first few webcasts (beginning with those closest to our… {Read More »}

In spring 2008, Richard “Chico” Perales will be working with scientists, the local indigenous Iñupiaq people, and other support personnel near Barrow, Alaska. Chico is a project field coordinator with Polar Field Services, a logistical contractor that supports National Science Foundation research projects in the Arctic and Antarctic. {Read More »}