Anniversary of Original ‘Race to reach the South Pole’

We are looking for the name of the American research station at the South Pole that is gearing up for the 100th anniversary of the original “race to reach the South Pole.”

Doomed South Pole expedition remembered

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Reporter Eric Niiler examines the doomed South Pole expedition of British explorer Robert Scott, which took place nearly one hundred years ago. Download MP3

Slideshow: Commemorating Robert Scott’s expedition

Daily life at the South Pole

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Working conditions in the Antarctic have changed a lot since Robert Scott’s expedition nearly one hundred years ago. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks to Freija Descamps, a Belgian physicist who is spending the winter at the South Pole. Download MP3

Join the conversation with Freija Descamps at the Science Forum

Atlas of Oceans

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The world’s newest ocean figures in today’s Geo Quiz: There are no fewer than 5 major oceans and many more than seven seas but we won’t ask you to name them all. The ocean we’re looking for covers the planet. That is, below 60 degrees southern latitude. So can you name this icy ocean that’s on average 13-16 thousand feet deep? Download MP3

India’s Antarctic base

India and Antarctica figure in the Geo Quiz this time. Tropical India is a hemisphere away from the chilly South Pole. Eight scientists will fly next week to India’s Antarctic research base and we’re looking for the name of that scientific base…

Artic whiskey

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Researchers working in the Antarctic have recovered five crates of whisky and two crates of brandy belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, who tried to reach the South Pole in the early twentieth century. The bottles have been embedded in ice for over a century. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Richard Paterson, Master Blender at Whyte and Mackay, the company that supplied the booze for Shackleton’s polar cruise.

From pole to pole

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Our Geo Quiz asks you to estimate the distance from the North Pole to the South Pole. Here’s a clue: Earth’s circumference, at the equator, is about 25,000 miles. Can you do the math? Download MP3

Search for a Norwegian hero

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Two Norwegian vessels are searching for the remains of a seaplane that crashed more than 80 years ago on its way back from the North Pole. It belonged to legendary Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Rob McCallum, the leader of the expedition, to find out where they are looking…and why now.