A picture by photographer Chris Linder of Adélie penguins from his 2007 trip to Ross Island for a story about the work done by penguin scientist David Ainley, which was included in Linder's recent book about polar research called "Science on Ice."
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Embedded with scientists
Chris Linder has taken part in two dozen research expeditions over the last decade, many of them to the polar regions. It seemed only a matter of time before he produced a book on his experiences from four of those expeditions, including one to Antarctica and a visit with the continent's iconic bird, the Adélie penguin.
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To the rescue
It only took about 10 minutes for the research vessel NATHANIEL B. PALMER to pull up its scientific instruments when the distress call came in at around 3:30 a.m. New Zealand time on Jan. 10. About 48 hours later, it had transported seven victims of a shipboard fire in the Ross Sea to the safety of McMurdo Station.
Preserving the Past
The Antarctic Heritage Trust is a New Zealand-based nonprofit organization devoted to conserving the historic structures built during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration at the turn of the 20th century. It will complete major restoration efforts to Capt. Robert Falcon Scott's expedition hut on the 100th anniversary of when he reached the South Pole.
The Next Generation
A century ago, Briton Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian Roald Amundsen raced to be the first people to reach the geographic South Pole, one of the last great feats of polar exploration. Today, two men with similar names are in Antarctica during the centennial season.
A Somber Salute
A large but somewhat somber crowd gathered outside of the South Pole Station on Jan. 17, 2012, to pay tribute to Briton Robert Falcon Scott and the four men who had accompanied him to the bottom of the world a century ago in a bid to be the first humans to stand at the point where all directions point north.
