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Palmer Station Live Calls to Classrooms Kickoff for 2025

This week, we successfully relaunched our Palmer LTER Live Calls from Antarctica videoconference series with scientists at Palmer Station, Antarctica and classrooms around the country! After a year off, due to the limited number of research…

Palmer penguin data included in a new Global Seabird Research Hub

Observing Seabirds: Understanding Oceans is a new resource for exploring the fascinating world of seabird research, conservation, and global collaboration. This platform is designed to foster understanding and support for seabird populations…

Farewell R/V Gould

This year, the R/V Laurence M. Gould completed its 27-year run as the Antarctic Research and Supply Vessel (ARSV) for the National Science Foundation. In that time, the ship spent nearly 6,300 days at sea, with over 1,000 supporting Palmer…
A map of the receding glacial terminus behind Palmer Station, over the last 60 years.

Looking Forward: The Race to Save Antarctic Penguins

The penguin populations in Antarctica are rapidly changing due to the effects of climate change. Over the past 30 years, scientists have studied the penguins around Palmer Station along the West Antarctic Peninsula, and have observed a significant…
A map of the receding glacial terminus behind Palmer Station, over the last 60 years.

New Paper: 60 years of glacial retreat behind Palmer Station

In a new short paper, Megan Cimino, Marissa Goerke, and Shavonna Bent document how the Marr Glacier behind Palmer Station has retreated over the past 60 years. They found that the glacier has retreated about 7.7 meters per year, which…