The nautical mementos that ring the walls of the Palmer Station lounge attest to a once robust partnership between Antarctic science and the U.S. sea services. A fading Coast Guard ensign bears the names of crewmembers who ventured ashore in … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Greetings again from 64° south. As I write, persistent sea ice continues to stand between most of Palmer’s scientists and their objects of study. For access to the water and the islands around the station, scientists here rely on a … Continue reading