Coastal Job: Antarctic Whale Researcher
One of Ukraine’s few marine mammal specialists defies loneliness and frosty temperatures to study whales in the Southern Ocean.
Sep 27, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Geographic Region: Antarctica
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Frozen Ocean
A photographic primer on the dynamics of marine ice.
Sep 24, 2018 | 1,300 words, 14 photos
Turning Birds into Spies Against Illegal Fishing
Could albatrosses wearing trackers be a weapon against illegal fishing?
Apr 9, 2018 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
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
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