Scientists discovered the *Bacillus licheniformis* strain F2LB on Antarctica’s Deception Island, which produces a unique ...
Talk about a cool job. Food for two of the three U.S. research bases located in the frozen tundra of Antarctica is procured by Elgin-based St. Charles Trading Inc., which obtains enough to feed more ...
A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there impacts the world well beyond the coast — influencing weather patterns and food ...
A group of researchers has been working to demonstrate that rainfall from India's summer monsoon can set off a powerful ...
Although the weather here in the Chicago area gets cold, it is nothing like freezing temperatures in remote Antarctica. The average temperature of the interior is about -71 degrees Fahrenheit. An ...
Antarctica is the world's great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth's climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions of square kilometers of sea ice around the ...
This winter, two local friends traveled on an amazing adventure to Antarctica. Dr. Jill Hilty was the ship physician for a special Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic voyage. As the volunteer ...