RSS Sir David Attenborough will be larger than existing British icebreakers
02 July, 2018 — by Nicholas O'Flaherty
The new British icebreaker, RRS Sir David Attenborough will be larger than existing ships used by the British Antarctic Survey.
Flying lab to study how the Southern Ocean absorbs carbon
07 January, 2016 — by Staff Reporter
A team of scientists supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be taking off in a specially-modified Gulfstream V jet this month as they survey remote parts of the Southern Ocean.
Podcast: Speedo Diplomacy in the Ross Sea; successfully advocating for a Marine Protected Area
16 July, 2017 — by Nicholas O'Flaherty
In this podcast, we talk to Lewis Pugh, UN Patron of the Oceans, about the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area
Podcast: Unraveling the mystery of Antarctica's hidden peaks - the Gamburtsev Mountains
11 July, 2017 — by Nicholas O'Flaherty
In this podcast, we talk to Professor Robin Bell of Lamont- Doherty Earth Observatory, about the Gamburtsev Mountains in Antartica.
Type-C Killer whales commute long distances from Antarctica to temperate zones
10 November, 2015 — by Staff Reporter
A team led by Regina Eisert of Gateway Antarctica at New Zealand's Canterbury University, has found that Type-C Killer Whales travel great distances from the Ross Sea to waters north of New Zealand.
Podcast: NASA’s Operation IceBridge - surveying the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets
22 October, 2017 — by Nicholas O'Flaherty
In this podcast, we talk to John Sonntag, mission scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge.