antarctica

Antarctica – a land of extremes

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest and highest continent on Earth. What makes the frozen continent so valuable to scientists...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Antarctic adventure, discovery and science Antarctica is one of the most challenging and unforgiving places on Earth. Early expeditions were a combination of exploration and scientific...

Observing and asking questions are essential parts of what a scientist does. Through their observations, scientists try to build more accurate explanations of how the world...

Position: Senior Lecturer, Gateway Antarctica, College of Science, University of Canterbury. Field: Glaciology and remote sensing Dr Wolfgang Rack, a senior lecturer at the University of...

Position: Associate Professor, University of Canterbury. Director of Gateway Antarctica. Field: Atmospheric physics Dr Adrian McDonald is a senior lecturer with the Physics and Astronomy Department...

Position: Senior Research Engineer, Field: Electronic systems in harsh environments, Organisation: University of Canterbury Most parents have dreams for their children, and Kelvin Barnsdale’s father was...

Dr Adrian McDonald from the Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Canterbury, relies on satellites to study the atmosphere over Antarctica. His research focuses on factors...

Satellites help scientists measure the thickness of land and sea ice in Antarctica. To validate these measurements, Dr Wolfgang Rack from Canterbury University travels to Antarctica...

Microbial life has been found in a lake trapped under 800 metres of ice on the edge of the Ross Ice shelf in Antarctica. The large...

Antarctica was once covered in highly diverse, near-tropical forests, according to 2012 published research from an international team, including several New Zealanders. The researchers, part of...

Scientists have a new tool in their kit for counting populations of penguins in Antarctica. An international team has published a paper about using very high-resolution...