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31 August 2016

Beautiful drone footage of right whales off coast of NZ

University of Otago researchers have released stunning drone footage of right whales frolicking off the coast of the Auckland Islands. Read More

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23 August 2016

Antarctica ice shelf at risk from huge, spreading crack

For some time, scientists who focus on Antarctica have been watching the progression of a large crack in one of the world's great ice shelves - Larsen C, the most northern major ice shelf of the Antarctic peninsula, and the fourt… Read More

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1 August 2016

High Tech Drones Capture Whale Data

Flying high-tech drones close enough to southern right whales to catch some of the bugs they blow out will help tell scientists more about the effects climate change is having on the planet. Read More

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26 July 2016

Enviro-Mark Solutions is inspiring action for a better environment.

Hon Simon Bridges, Minister of Energy and Resources, hosted a celebration for Antarctica New Zealand upon receiving the world’s first Energy–Mark certification from Enviro-Mark Solutions on 29 June at the Beehive. Sustainability … Read More

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25 July 2016

Ice Age characters take advantage of new winter flights to Antarctica

It turns out there are more latent thespians at Scott Base than previously suspected. Read More

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21 July 2016

After warming fast, part of Antarctica gets a chill - study

The Antarctic Peninsula, among the fastest warming places on Earth last century, has since cooled due to natural swings in the local climate, scientists say, adding that the respite from the thaw is likely to be brief. Read More

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