antarctica

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest and highest continent on Earth. What makes the frozen continent so valuable to scientists ...

Antarctica – a land of extremes

RNZ Science journalist, Dr Claire Concannon visited Antarctica and recorded a series of podcasts. In the six accompanying articles Claire ...

In February 2025, the world hit a new low for global sea ice extent. Arctic sea ice has been declining for several decades now, but Antarctic ...

Rocks act as geological archives and new techniques are helping scientists capture data about past events. This article has been republished from The Conversation under Creative ...

Could 2023 mark a significant decline for Antarctic sea ice? Find out more about the trends of changes in sea ice, and the crucial role that ...

What are the irreversible changes we could be facing if we fail to keep global warming below 2℃ and what actions can we take? This article ...

Art can be a powerful tool for environmental connection. In this story, we meet artist Gabby O’Connor who is applying a creative lens to science communication ...

Have you ever wondered how animals manage to survive in the harsh Antarctic environment? What do they eat during those long winter months when ice and ...

In late January 2019, parts of the United States shivered when the polar vortex (a band of strong winds that normally stays in the Arctic region) ...

Join Nancy Bertler, a glaciologist who collects ice cores, to learn how the Earth’s climate has changed over time. This information helps her and other scientists ...

One implication of climate change is sea level rise. Sea level is the average height of the ocean relative to the land, between the high and ...

Climate affects our lives, and it will continue to affect our future. But how do we know what might change over time? Scientists often use models ...

Go back in time 50 million years, and Earth looked incredibly different. Crocodiles lived near the North Pole, and the Antarctic coast looked more like our ...

Paul Andrew Mayewski’s professional profile lists him as a glaciologist, climate scientist and explorer. Paul has led more than 55 expeditions to some of the most ...

As New Zealanders looking to the future, we are faced with many opportunities – and challenges. These include improving the health of all our people, advancing ...

It’s just over 200 years since people first stepped foot onto Antarctica. Explore this timeline to see some key dates in the early discoveries of this ...

A changing climate The Earth’s climate is always changing, but the changes are usually very slow – typically taking hundreds to thousands of years. Natural processes ...

Discovery, science and heritage Antarctica has long been a location of intrigue and adventure – even before humans were sure it actually existed. People predicted the ...

Observation and data gathering Gathering data by conducting field experiments in Antarctica is both expensive and dangerous. All of the gear has to be flown in ...

Antarctic adventure, discovery and science Antarctica is one of the most challenging and unforgiving places on Earth. Antarctica: early discoveries – timeline were a combination of ...

Position: Psychologist, Public speaker, Television presenter, Goldfish Wisdom Ltd. Field: Psychology, Public speaking, Television Nigel Latta loved adventure. He said it’s what first drew him to ...

Observing and asking questions are essential parts of what a scientist does. Through their observations, scientists try to build more accurate explanations of how the world ...

Position: Professor, Gateway Antarctica, College of Science, University of Canterbury. Field: Glaciology and remote sensing Dr Wolfgang Rack, a Professor at the University of Canterbury College ...

Position: Professor, University of Canterbury. Field: Atmospheric physics Dr Adrian McDonald is with the Physics and Astronomy Department at University of Canterbury. His research involves using ...

Position: Senior Research Engineer, University of Canterbury Field: Electronic systems in harsh environments Most parents have dreams for their children, and Kelvin Barnsdale’s father was no ...