At first glance, Antarctica seems to turn a cold shoulder to geologists. How do you study minerals and landforms on a continent that’s almost entirely covered by ice? But dauntless geologists are using a full range of tricks to peer under the ice. . .and what they’re finding is a big surprise. {Read More »}

KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND– Last week, we showed you a video interview with glaciologist Mark Fahnestock who described how he and his team are measuring the motion of the Jakobshavn Isbræ, one of the fastest-moving glaciers in the world. Here, Dr. Fahnestock describes the roar of a 1000-foot iceberg dropping off the Jakobshavn... {Read More »}

KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- We caught up with glaciologist Mark Fahnestock on his way back home after a few weeks camping near the Jakobshavn Isbræ, the most productive and among the fastest-moving glaciers in the world... {Read More »}

KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- Every scientist going into the field has a plan, but things rarely go exactly as planned. Today was a perfect example. We drove… {Read More »}

EN ROUTE TO KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- (Onboard an LC-130 from Stratton National Air Guard Base) For scientists doing research in Greenland, and those of us lucky… {Read More »}

Understanding how large ice sheets in the Antarctic and Arctic behave in a warming world is an important but relatively unknown factor that may dramatically affect sea level and other consequences of climate change. {Read More »}

Literally on opposite ends of the earth, the Arctic and Antarctica are vast, icy, and cold, but beyond that they’re very different. Antarctica, in the south, is a continent surrounded by ocean; the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by continents. {Read More »}

Amid the hard work and chaos of the Palmer Station port call, we are generally able to grab a few moments to partake in various… {Read More »}

CAPE BIRD, ANTARCTICA-- We paid a visit to Cape Bird to begin a pilot project to assess the hemoglobin and hematocrit (red blood cell count)… {Read More »}