We’ll Get There Eventually Ben Harden June 30, 2014 Multimedia, Video 1 Comment 97 feet above sea level, in a small room on top of a pole, Tahnee Zacanno looks out over the Arctic sea ice. With the throttle in one hand and the...
You Gotta Start at the Bottom Ben Harden June 24, 2014 Multimedia When Tanja Schollmeier was deciding what animals to study for her masters in marine, she by-passed some more obvious choices, dolphins, whales,...
Ice Rescue Ben Harden June 14, 2014 Multimedia 2 Comments Working on the sea ice comes with a unique set of risks: the cold, deep drifting snow, a steep gangway from the Healy, and even the threat of a...
Life clings to the ice Ben Harden June 6, 2014 Multimedia It’s late May. The snow and ice are thick over the Arctic Ocean. The water is dark as can be. The scientists aboard the Healy are positioning...
Backing and Ramming Ben Harden May 26, 2014 Multimedia 1 Comment Progress through ice is never all that smooth. When breaking ice continuously, the Healy forces its colossal mass up onto the floe with a maximal...