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Diving by Proxy

By Mary Miller · December 16, 2008 ·

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- Last week, we shot footage of our colleague John Weller preparing to SCUBA dive under the ice. I felt a definite pang of regret that I wasn't joining him in the 28 degree water... {Read More »}

Gorpmatic

By Exploratorium Crew · December 16, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) Solomon helps remote field camps with food. Today we found him making up one of the most important foods - gorp. Check out the cool tool he uses to mix the tasty treat... {Read More »}

Foodstores

By Exploratorium Crew · December 15, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) Peggy Malloy is THE person you want to be friends with if you are going out into the field with decent food. She is responsible for the field camp food stores... {Read More »}

Static Scarf

By Exploratorium Crew · December 11, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) I met Mary and Lisa for breakfast and Mary is bending over looking at her scarf. Watch the video to find out what she sees... {Read More »}

How We Commute to Work in Antarctica

By Kelly Carroll · December 10, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- They are many ways that people commute to work in the morning -- some by car, or bus, or maybe walk or ride a bike. Getting to work in Antarctica can be just as varied. One of them is by helicopter... {Read More »}

Our Scientific Process

By Howie Koss · December 9, 2008 ·

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OFFSHORE NEW HARBOR CAMP, ANTARCTICA-- In this video dispatch, Dr. Marvin Speece, professor of geophysical engineering at Montana Tech and co-Principal Investigator of the Offshore New Harbor Project, discusses how our expedition collects scientific data... {Read More »}

Arriving on the Southernmost Continent

By Exploratorium Crew · December 8, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) Five hours after boarding our flight in Christchurch, New Zealand, the intrepid Exploratorium crew arrives on the southern-most continent. As soon as the aircraft door opens and we feel the chill of the polar air... {Read More »}

In the Cockpit

By Exploratorium Crew · December 8, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Mary Miller) My dad used to fly in Antarctica in the 1970s. In this video dispatch, I go up to the cockpit of the same type of plane as we fly above the icy continent... {Read More »}

Holiday Weather in McMurdo

By Kelly Carroll · December 2, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- Thanksgiving Day weather at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, turned out to be pretty interesting, as weather always can change quickly here. Our holiday weekend greeted us with 50 mph winds, but it didn't effect the great feast we had in the dining hall... {Read More »}

Penguins in a Changing Climate

By Jean Pennycook · November 19, 2008 ·

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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- I've made it down to Antarctica for another season of studying how penguins are coping with global climate change. In this video, I introduce the work we are doing and give a preview of what I'll be reporting on over the next few months... {Read More »}

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