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Antarctica

Scanning the Antarctic horizon

In the News  |  Published: 24 April 201428 March 2016

What will Antarctica look like in 20 years time, and how will any changes affect the world’s oceans, weather and […]

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PODCAST: Climate, extreme weather and polar forecasting

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 27 February 201428 March 2016

The president of the World Meteorological Organization, Dr David Grimes, and over 30 international experts on polar weather and climate […]

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No chilling out in Antarctica for TVNZ reporter

Blog  |  Published: 25 February 201425 February 2014

Every summer, a handful of journalists descend on Scott Base in Antarctica joining the scientists, military and civilian personnel travelling […]

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Was penguin evolution driven by a cooling Antarctic? – NZ Research

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 14 November 2013

This article, reposted from The Conversation, is based on new research co-authored by Allan Wilson Centre researchers Gabrielle Beans-Picon (Massey […]

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Antarctic reserves back on the agenda at CCAMLR

In the News  |  Published: 17 October 2013

Policy makers are hoping an Antarctic conservation meeting in Hobart could lead to no-fish zones in the Southern Ocean, but […]

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US suspends Antarctic research programme – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 October 201328 March 2016

Antarctic research programmes are in limbo as funding repercussions from the United States federal shutdown reach the southernmost continent. The […]

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Polar ice loss speed-up may not last – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 July 201328 March 2016

Satellite observations have measured accelerating polar ice mass loss over the past decade as part of the Gravity Recovery and […]

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Climate answers buried in Antarctica

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 24 June 201328 March 2016

Many of the remaining great unknowns about climate change lie buried within Antarctica’s ice. At the Strategic Science in Antarctica […]

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Brrrr! Experts comment on polar blast

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 June 201328 March 2016

New Zealand is in the grip of a winter storm, with cold southerlies from Antarctica bringing snow, wind and hail. […]

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Veronika Meduna on science in Antarctica

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 August 2012

Veronika Meduna (from Radio NZ’s Our Changing World) reflects on the New Zealand’s contribution to Antarctic science in a column […]

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