Living in a Bipolar World
Expedition Notes
Short articles on the top and bottom of the world, the magnets that point to them, and the friendly opposites in between.
Arctic
The Bird That Lives in Two Summers
The Arctic tern raises its chicks in the far north, then flies to the far south for a second summer. It may see more daylight than any other animal.
Antarctic
The Word Antarctic Means Opposite the Bear
The far north was named for a constellation, and the far south was named for being on the other side of it. A short history of two words.
Opposite Ends
About Our Name
Scientists use the word bipolar for things found at both ends of the Earth. That is the only sense in which we use it here, and this is why.