Week 49 at the Pole

Why are the winterovers playing chess out on the ice? The answer might just be a question itself—why not? Yes, it’s cold outside…but you just can’t let the weather get in your way. […]

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Week 48 at the Pole

Last week, long-awaited cargo arrived, and just as exciting, the South Pole traverse also showed up. The traverse travels overland to bring fuel to the Pole that would otherwise need to be flown in. […]

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Week 46 at the Pole

Since it’s summer at the Pole, more people are arriving than leaving. However, last week two people departed who had been at the Pole for an extended time—yes, we’re talking about Benjamin Eberhardt and Kathrin Mallot, IceCube’s winterovers for the past year, shown here among the red parkas walking toward the plane above. […]

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Meet Jocelyn Argueta, our 2019 PolarTREC educator

IceCube’s South Pole crew will have another pair of helping hands (and flippers) this summer season: Jocelyn Argueta will be at the Pole from November 30 to December 27 as our 2019 PolarTREC educator. (As for the flippers…keep reading to find out.)
Jocelyn is a bilingual scientist-performer with Phantom Projects Theatre Group in La Mirada, California. She has a Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of California, Irvine, and has her own show based around her character, Jargie the Science Girl! […]

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Meet Shaun O’Boyle: Photographer of Antarctica

American photographer Shaun O’Boyle is about to embark on his third Antarctic expedition. His unique trips are possible through the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers (AAW) Program, which has sent him to McMurdo Station, Palmer Station, and now the South Pole. On this trip, O’Boyle plans on photographing IceCube’s scientific instruments. […]

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