Week 3 at the Pole

Signs are everywhere. When you’re lost or unsure about which way to go, a sign [...]

South Pole Science at UW-Barron County

Jim Madsen at the South Pole. Image: J. Roth, NSF On most days, the South [...]

Week 2 at the Pole

A weird-looking contraption hanging from a frame, three kneeling people huddled on the ground, a [...]

Madison-area teacher and students headed to Antarctica

Students and teachers reviewing equipment that will be taken along on their Antarctic expedition. Image: [...]

WIPAC spring high school internship program begins

Three area high school students working together on an LED project. Image: L. Norris, IceCube [...]

Week 1 at the Pole

What’s new at the Pole? Well, some new people are there—it’s still summer, so groups [...]

Week 53 at the Pole

Out with the old, in with the new. This might pertain to many things as [...]

Week 52 at the Pole

The Race Around the World, an approximately two-mile course at the South Pole, is one [...]

Wisconsin or Antarctica?

The polar vortex that has enveloped the Midwest has created an interesting scenario: temperatures in [...]

Week 51 at the Pole

The summer season isn’t long at the South Pole, from about late October through early [...]