Professor Mayewski from the University of Maine answers questions about the difference between natural and human induced climate change, as well as about the potential severity of the human impact on global climate.
Professor Mayewski answers questions about two of the most significant projects he has worked on in the Polar Regions: The Greenland Ice Sheet (GISP 2) project and the ongoing International Trans Antarctic Expedition (ITASE).
Dr. David Carlson, Director of the IPY International Programme Office (IPO), discusses the International Polar Year 2007-2008, its achievements, its limitations and its legacies.
SciencePoles puts the State of Polar Research report into perspective as the IPF draws to a close.
Shulamit Gordon discusses the Latitudinal Gradient Project, which is looking at terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems in the Ross Sea Region in Antarctica.
How will terrestrial and marine ecosystems in Antarctica change in the future as the climate changes? The Latitudinal Gradient Project (LGP) seeks answers.
Jean de Pomereu reports on the completion of China's new Kunlun Station.
APECS director Jenny Baeseman discusses the origins of the Association for Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and its key part in the IPY's legacy.
Jean de Pomereau bids farewell to the Xue Long and CHINARE 25.
Dr. Huigen Yang, Director of the Polar Research Institute of China, talks of China's ambitions in Antarctica.
Adam Lewis describes how the Nunavik Research Centre uses traditional ecological knowledge to monitor Arctic char, an important fish species local residents depend on as a food source.
The Nunavik Resaerch Centre integrates the use of satellites and traditional ecological knowledge to determine how climate change is affecting lakes and streams in Nunavik, Québec.