Animal Trainers Gone Wild
A research team says no to drugs and uses the skills of animal trainers to calm wild Weddell seals.
Feb 13, 2018 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
Geographic Region: Antarctica
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Tiny Fossils Record Big Shifts in Ocean Currents
Minerals stored in microscopic fossils hint at the subtle ways ocean currents link far-flung food webs.
Jan 3, 2018 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Breaking. Bad?
New research shows there’s life in the wake of Antarctica’s crack epidemic.
Aug 11, 2017 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Peeping in on the Mile Deep Club
Braving an Antarctic winter to catch Chilean sea bass in the act.
Aug 8, 2017 | 2,300 words, about 11 minutes
Claiming a Slice of Ice with the Help of Some Stamps
Sixty years ago, a humble post office helped New Zealand stake a claim in Antarctica.
Jan 9, 2017 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Is This the Year Governments Protect Antarctica’s Seas?
The odds world governments will finally agree to establish marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean are looking better than ever.
Oct 25, 2016 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Krill Seekers
How a tiny crustacean reinvigorated Antarctic research.
Feb 19, 2016 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
The Circle of Poo
Nutrients from whales’ poo fertilize phytoplankton, which are eaten by krill … which are eaten by whales.
Jan 5, 2016 | 600 words, about 3 minutes