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15 February 2019

In memory of Professor David Walton

Antarctica New Zealand’s thoughts are with the British Antarctic Survey this week as they mourn the loss of colleague, friend and renowned Antarctic science and policy expert Professor David Walton. David was an ecologist with BA… Read More

Priestley Glacier team3
8 February 2019

Bombs away in Terra Nova Bay

A team of Kiwi scientists have broken new research ground on the Priestley Glacier in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. The team, which also included two Korean researchers, spent the past three weeks based out of Korea’s Jang Bogo Sta… Read More

Ocean Giant Large
31 January 2019

How much coffee would you drink in a year?

If you find the weekly grocery shop a chore, imagine one to last a year on the ice. Two hundred kilograms of coffee beans, 100 cans of peaches and 1900 rolls of toilet paper have just arrived at Scott Base in Antarctica. The su… Read More

Jeremy Rutherford in Antarctica Medium
24 January 2019

Sir Ed's temperate legacy

Temperature records that began with Sir Edmund Hilary in 1957 are still being collected and used by scientists, and operational staff at Scott Base. Each morning at 9.00 am, just as the 1957 team did, Scott Base staff take manual… Read More

Miles and Antonio in Antarctica
17 January 2019

Antarctic stars in their eyes

Antarctic starfish are taking centre stage in revealing their resilience to climate change. The initial results of a study looking at how Antarctic starfish adapt to climate change show they would continue to thrive and reproduce… Read More

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