Glacier "Tree Rings" Could Hold Clues for Planet's Future
News / Wednesday March 20, 2019
Buried in the ice of Antarctica are records of what Earth looked like 130,000 years ago, when the glaciers last melted - and what it might look like again in the future....

The Multimessenger Diversity Network: Astrophysics Joins Efforts to Broaden Participation in STEM
News / Monday March 18, 2019
A new Multimessenger Diversity Network (MDN) to broaden participation in astrophysics was launched earlier this month during a meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The meeting was hosted by the Wisconsin IceCube...

Astronomy (Again) Makes its Mark at the South Pole
News / Monday March 18, 2019
Each year, because the ice sheet moves roughly 30 feet a year, it is necessary to mark the location of the South Pole in Antarctica. And each year, the community of researchers...

International Space Station Welcomes Three New Crewmembers
News / Friday March 15, 2019
NASA astronaut Christina Koch (pictured bottom right), who has extensive experience in science-support at OPP's stations in Greenland and Antarctica, arrived aboard the International Space Station when the hatches between a Soyuz...

SALSA Time-lapse Video
News / Monday March 11, 2019
In the Southern Hemisphere summer, the sun shines 24 hours a day in Antarctica. This roughly 90-second video - which was shot with a 360-degree camera from the top of chemistry lab...

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Understanding Adaptations of Antarctic Species

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