About 40 jobs are on offer for those willing to brave sub-zero temperatures and work in one of the most remote places on earth. Antarctica New Zealand has launched a nation‑wide recruitment drive, inviting people across Aotearoa… Read More
A New Zealand co-led international team has drilled the longest-ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a record stretching back millions of years that will help climate scientists forecast the fate of the ice sheet… Read More
The world's climate scientists are gathering in Wellington this week to discuss how climate change-induced ice melt could accelerate sea-level rise, increase flooding, and cause more intense storms in Aotearoa and across the glob… Read More
An international team has set up a remote camp on the ice 700 km from Scott Base to attempt to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world. The vast West … Read More
Scientists are measuring a huge unknown in climate science: how much heat Antarctica emits into space. ESNZ and the University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (USA) are looking at far infrared radiation. Read More
Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules have carried out a challenging mid-winter medical evacuation from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Read More