News

GNS Science - Sediment cores retrieved from Antarctica’s Siple Coast last summer were carefully opened and examined at a recent workshop at the Otago Repository for Core Analysis (ORCA), an important step in the hunt for clues ab… Read More

Antarctic science has received a boost after New Zealand and Germany signed a new deal to foster more scientific cooperation on the ice. Antarctica New Zealand and Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute came together in Auckland on S… Read More

Since 1982, a long-term research study from the University of Canterbury has been examining the dynamics in the atmosphere above Antarctica, producing one of the longest records for Antarctica's atmospheric winds and wind speed. … Read More

New research has found a ‘missing piece in the puzzle’ of West Antarctic Ice Sheet melt, celebrating penguins and conserving a significant artefact from one of the most daring expeditions in polar history. Read More

Radio NZ checks in with the southernmost ANZAC Day service taking place in Antarctica at Scott Base. Read More

The Conversation - New research from Kiwi scientists tests two theories about why the West Antarctica Ice Sheet melts. It matters because sea level could displace millions of people by the end of this century. Read More