Researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin traveled by the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea and helicopters to the middle of B-15A, where they installed weather and GPS instruments. It's the first time an iceberg has been monitored like this, and the data will allow an unprecedented understanding of how giant bergs make their way through the waters of Antarctica and beyond. Photo by Josh Landis. Fishing at the Pole with Amanda Astrophysicists are keeping an eye out under the South Pole for subatomic particles from the deepest reaches of space. Bombs heard around the world Seismic and other sensors on the Ice are about to join an international network of nuclear weapons testing monitors.
Science meets the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization.
Take a look miles beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Power play The National Science Foundation wants to use less energy to support more research in Antarctica. Alternative energy and conservation are the keys. Extreme efficiency Cold weather can be a threat to human life, but the majority of Earth's creatures live in cooler climes. For them it's not only survival of the fittest, but also most efficient.