One of the projects at Neumayer that continues virtually year-round consists in measuring the thickness of the sea ice at regular intervals. This layer of ice forms on the open water in the autumn and remains frozen throughout the winter. Only in summer does the ice cover completely or partly ...[Read more]
Archives for 2019
A greeting to all participants of #MarchForScience 2019
The March for Science is an international initiative for the freedom of science. On 4 May 2019, demonstrations and events will take place worldwide to demand the freedom of research and teaching. Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which ...[Read more]
A little April fool’s day joke, and a journey into the past
Hmm, did you notice? The last report on the re-emergence of the first Neumayer Station was of course, in keeping with the date, just a little April fool’s day joke to kick off the new month. The supposed ‘emergency exit’ is in reality the entry hatch to the Magneto-Observatory (MagObs), which lies ...[Read more]