Antarctica – a land of extremes Antarctica is the highest, whitest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on Earth. It’s so cold that creatures often retreat to...
Rocks act as geological archives and new techniques are helping scientists capture data about past events. This article has been republished from The Conversation under Creative...
Could 2023 mark a significant decline for Antarctic sea ice? Find out more about the trends of changes in sea ice, and the crucial role that...
What are the irreversible changes we could be facing if we fail to keep global warming below 2℃ and what actions can we take? This article...
Art can be a powerful tool for environmental connection. In this story, we meet artist Gabby O’Connor who is applying a creative lens to science communication...
Help scientists establish valuable baseline data about the numbers, locations, habits and health of penguins in a range of Southern Ocean sites. This information will enable...
Antarctica’s crabeater seals are the focus of an international study led by the University of Canterbury. The aim is to understand potential environmental and social impacts...
Weddell seals and orca are among the top predators in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, and more than half of the Weddell seal population can...
Have you ever wondered how animals manage to survive in the harsh Antarctic environment? What do they eat during those long winter months when ice and...
In late January 2019, parts of the United States shivered when the polar vortex (a band of strong winds that normally stays in the Arctic region)...
Join Nancy Bertler, a glaciologist who collects ice cores, to learn how the Earth’s climate has changed over time. This information helps her and other scientists...
Climate change is one of the world’s big issues. It is also a big topic to tackle in the classroom. The Hub’s planning pathways interactive suggests...
In this activity, students build simple models to demonstrate the differing impacts of melting land ice and sea ice on sea level rise. Although this activity...
One implication of climate change is sea level rise. Sea level is the average height of the ocean relative to the land, between the high and...
Climate affects our lives, and it will continue to affect our future. But how do we know what might change over time? Scientists often use models...
Go back in time 50 million years, and Earth looked incredibly different. Crocodiles lived near the North Pole, and the Antarctic coast looked more like our...
Paul Andrew Mayewski’s professional profile lists him as a glaciologist, climate scientist and explorer. Paul has led more than 55 expeditions to some of the most...
As New Zealanders looking to the future, we are faced with many opportunities – and challenges. These include improving the health of all our people, advancing...
It’s less than 200 years since people first stepped foot onto Antarctica. Explore this timeline to see some key dates in the early discoveries of this...
New Zealand’s Subantarctic Islands support a diverse and unique flora. Of particular interest are the megaherbs. These are plants with large leaves and colourful floral displays...
A changing climate The Earth’s climate is always changing, but the changes are usually very slow – typically taking hundreds to thousands of years. Natural processes...
This teacher resource lists selected articles from the Connected and School Journal reading series that support the science concepts when teaching about Antarctica. Connected and School...
Discovery, science and heritage Antarctica has long been a location of intrigue and adventure – even before humans were sure it actually existed. People predicted the...
Observation and data gathering Gathering data by conducting field experiments in Antarctica is both expensive and dangerous. All of the gear has to be flown in...
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