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
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
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
Herald science reporter Jamie Morton gives an insight into life at New Zealand's Scott Base research station. Read More