Green light to rebuild Scott Base in Antarctica
October 14, 2021
The New Zealand Government has given the green light to begin the redevelopment of Scott Base in Antarctica.
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Giant Iceberg A68A is no more
April 26, 2021
In the end, the demise of Iceberg A68A was relatively swift.
New map of Antarctica
March 17, 2020
The new wall map of Antarctica has been published by Land Information NZ (LINZ), in association with the New Zealand Antarctic Society
50 years ago: the first women arrive at the South Pole
November 13, 2019
The first women arrived at the South Pole 50 years ago this month
First plane of the austral summer arrives at the South Pole
October 15, 2019
The first flight of the season lands at the South Pole
Antarctic ice velocity: most precise map
August 02, 2019
The most precise map ever of movement of the ice sheets across the surface of Antarctic bedrock.
Reconstructing Gondwana - when Antarctica and Australia were joined
July 16, 2019
Antarctica and Australia separated more than 100 million years ago; airborne magnetic surveys of ice-covered bedrock in Antarctica identifies geological correlations between the two land masses.
Hanging like a loose tooth! only 5km of ice separates two large cracks on Brunt Ice Shelf.
June 13, 2019
Only 5km of ice separates the Chasm 1 and Halloween Cracks on the Brunt Ice Shelf.
Newly detected: Plate tectonic boundary runs beneath the Ross Ice Shelf
May 28, 2019
Previously unmapped geologic boundary between East & West Antarctica under the Ross Ice Shelf.
Summer polynyas transport warm water beneath the Ross Ice Shelf
April 29, 2019
Open water in summer (polynya) generates warm water, transporting heat into the cavity beneath the Ross Ice Shelf
Huge void discovered beneath the mighty Thwaites Glacier
February 06, 2019
A huge void has been discovered beneath the mighty Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.
Tides under Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf move grounding line by 20km
November 04, 2018
At the extreme inner recess of the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf, the 5m tidal range moves the grounding line of the Foundation Ice Stream 20km back and forth with each tide