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Our Changing Iceberg

By Maria Vernet · June 13, 2008 · comments No comments yet
SCOTIA SEA, SOUTHERN OCEAN-- Icebergs in the Southern Ocean are constantly moving and transforming. SS-1, the iceberg we are currently studying, is considered a "medium"… {Read More »}


Floating Communities

By Maria Vernet · June 9, 2008 · comments No comments yet
SOUTHERN OCEAN-- The main research pursuit behind our group of scientists' travel aboard the N.B. Palmer this month is to see how icebergs influence surrounding… {Read More »}


The Epic Iceberg Hunt

By Maria Vernet · June 7, 2008 · comments No comments yet
SCOTIA SEA-- Yeah! We have all been waiting for this moment. We have finally arrived at our first study site. It has been a bit… {Read More »}


South Orkney Island Bound

By Maria Vernet · June 2, 2008 · comments No comments yet
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 »}


Preparing for Antarctica

By Maria Vernet · May 22, 2008 · comments 1 comment
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA-- On Monday 26 May I will depart for Punta Arenas, Chile, in the tip of South America, on my way to the… {Read More »}


The End of Our Cruise & International Waters

By Cassandra Brooks · April 5, 2008 · comments 6 comments
We finally finished our zooplankton survey and since we had two days to spare, we steamed down into the Gerlache Straight, off the Antarctic Peninsula for a fun day off... {Read More »}


A World of Ice {in Pictures}

By Cassandra Brooks · February 23, 2008 · comments 8 comments
I stepped out on deck this morning to find the sea fog had finally lifted, revealing an immense ocean of ice: the world of Antarctica.… {Read More »}


Our Last Day at Sea

By Maria Vernet · February 14, 2008 · comments No comments yet
We have come to the end of our 16th annual LTER cruise, and what a wonderful one it was. Thank you to everyone who has… {Read More »}


Hatching Eggs

By David Ainley · December 17, 2007 · comments 4 comments
CAPE ROYDS, ANTARCTICA-- Today the first eggs hatched here at Cape Royds, a few days later than the timing of this event last year. The… {Read More »}

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