May 1989 Issue [Article] Our frail planet in cold, clear view Download PDF Adjust Share The South Pole as global laboratory by Barry Lopez, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Antarctica Barry Holstun Lopez Description and travel Research Scientific expeditions South Pole More from Barry Lopez Polar Light Searching for the solar system’s origins at the end of the earth Sliver of Sky Confronting the trauma of sexual abuse Before the temple of fire In the Oregon woods, tending the art of the inferno Adjust Share