This is what the new data center will look like after completion (Photo: USAP, Ferraro Choi) Covid-19 delays an 11,000-square-meter facility at the US Antarctic station McMurdo. Completion was scheduled for 2020. According to the latest calculations, the data center...
Nest building is an important activity for rearing Adélie penguins. Well-built Adélie penguin nests can contain hundreds of stones. It is not uncommon for the little stones to be stolen from the neighbour’s house. (Photo: Peter Rejcek) Adélie penguins often...
New Zealand’s Scott Base is located on Ross Island not far from the U.S. McMurdo Station. It is named after Royal Navy captain Robert Falcon Scott, who led two British expeditions to Antarctica in the Ross Sea area. (Image: Antarctica New Zealand) A University...
McMurdo Station is the largest research and logistics station in Antarctica and is operated by the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) of the US government. The year-round facility was built in 1955/56 on Ross Island on the coast of McMurdo Sound for the...
The McMurdo Fire Department owns several fire trucks, including this heavy fire truck. (Photo: Michael Lucibella) In Antarctica, far from civilization, scientists conduct research on a harsh and barren continent. Research stations in Antarctica have existed since the...
