Southern Ocean | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

Adios Punta Arenas

By Maria Vernet · March 30, 2009 ·

ABOARD THE RVIB N. B. PALMER, ON THE SOUTHERN OCEAN-- Adios Punta Arenas, Chile. Hello Research Vessel and Ice Breaker, Nathaniel B. Palmer. We, the crew, support staff and scientists of the NBP Iceberg Cruise III, left port in Punta Arenas on March 6th to begin our 40-day cruise... {Read More »}

Will the Banded Birds Please Stand Up!

By David Ainley · November 26, 2008 ·

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CAPE ROYDS, ROSS ISLAND, ANTARCTICA– The major trust of our project is to quantify the vital rates of Adélie Penguins in their changing world, as global climate change proceeds. Vital rates means such things as age of first breeding, proportion of years in which they breed... {Read More »}

Fishing in Antarctic Waters?

By Cassandra Brooks · November 3, 2008 ·

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MOSS LANDING, CALIFORNIA-- The morning of July 11th was the culmination of the conference: I finally presented my Antarctic toothfish work... {Read More »}

Antarctic Marine Ecosystem

The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub. {Read More »}

The Remoteness Factor

By Cassandra Brooks · February 14, 2008 ·