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This image shows the location of record low temperature measurements for Antarctica. Reaching a New Low
Science / Oceans and Atmosphere
Friday December 13, 2013

Scientists recently announced that they had found the lowest temperatures on Earth at a desolate and remote ice plateau in East Antarctica, trumping a record set in 1983.
Scientists work in the computer server room in the IceCube Neutrino Observatory laboratory building. Networking
Science / Education and Outreach
Friday December 13, 2013

Antarctica is not as remote as it once was. Planes reduce travel time to just a few hours. It's possible to exchange instant messages between McMurdo Station and New York City. Big experiments stream gigabytes of data. But computer power in the polar regions still lags. The NSF is working to change that.

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