Category Archives: Life at the Pole

Week 23 at the Pole

A quiet week at the Pole—but that doesn’t mean that nothing happened. First of all, [...]

Week 22 at the Pole

Since the moon was down last week, many winterovers—including IceCube’s—were outside braving the (extreme) cold, [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

A bright swath of auroras extending low across the sky with a clear view of [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

How does slow equal fast? Well, apparently for fire rescue teams, slow mean smooth, and [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

Look what showed up in the dish pits lately. Hmmm. At least this shark infestation [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

IceCube’s winterovers just sat down to take in the view after finishing up some outdoor [...]

Week 17 at the Pole

It’s still not completely dark, but we know that eventually, and soon enough, the darkness [...]

Week 16 at the Pole

The extreme environment of the South Pole poses numerous challenges for those who work there, [...]

Week 15 at the Pole

It’s not the first aurora of the season, but it is the first one to [...]

Week 14 at the Pole

The sky was still bright enough last week to take a photo of an ozone [...]