A closer look at carbon cycling in Antarctica
Dr. Bruno Delille gives us insight into carbon cycling in Antarctica - how carbon is cycled between the atmosphere, marine life forms and deep ocean waters.
Articles & Interviews
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The measured and the catastrophic: glacial and ice sheet melt
How much does meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets contribute to sea level rise? Professor David Vaughan explains.
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Ice2sea: providing the IPCC with better sea level rise projections
Professor Vaughan discusses the role and importance of research programmes in providing us with projections for sea level rise over the next two centuries.
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Arctic sea ice in a changing climate
Professor David Barber discusses the current state of sea ice in the Arctic, projected future trends and their possible impacts on the Arctic and beyond.
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Willi Dansgaard: pioneer of paleoclimate research
Professor Willi Dansgaard was a Danish geophysicist and paleoclimatologist who made tremendous contributions to the study of the Earth’s past climates through the study of ice cores.
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The importance of keeping tabs on biodiversity in Antarctica
Bruno Danis talks about SCAR-MarBIN, a new related project called ANTABIF (Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility), and the importance of keeping these networks running.
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Greenland Ice Sheet melt and the complexities of sea level rise
Greenland Ice Sheet expert Konrad Steffen explains his research and the ice sheet's contributions to sea level rise.
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The current state of permafrost
As an environmental and engineering problems involving ice and permafrost, Dr. Vladimir Romanovsky discusses the current state of permafrost and what kind of research has been done and still needs to happen.
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Korea’s polar ambitions
Dongmin Jin, Director of the Department of Strategy and Policy at the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), talks about Korea's polar ambitions.
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Beyond Oslo: milestones, perspectives, and priorities for international polar research
After the IPY has come to close, what's next for international polar research?
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Vulnerability of Inuit communities in a changing Arctic
Marie-Pierre Lardeau of McGill University examines food security issues in Northern Canada.
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Steven Chown wins Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica
After receiving the first Martha T. Muse Prize, Stephen Chown discusses his scientific and preservation work.