Our Spaces Board Member, Professor David Walton Has Passed Away
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Emeritus Fellow, Professor David Walton. David was an ecologist... read more →
February 19, 2019
The North Magnetic Pole’s Mysterious Journey Across the Arctic
Scientists accelerated the update of a model of Earth’s fluctuating magnetic field, which is needed to keep navigational systems functioning.... read more →
February 18, 2019
Oceans Are Getting Louder, Posing Potential Threats to Marine Life
Increasing ship traffic, sonar and seismic air gun blasts now planned for offshore energy exploration may be disrupting migration, reproduction... read more →
February 1, 2019
Before There Were Dinosaurs, This Triassic ‘Lizard King’ Ruled Antarctica
Millions of years before the ground trembled under the footfalls of T. rex— the so-called "king of the dinosaurs" — a... read more →
February 1, 2019
Huge Hole Discovered beneath Fast-Melting Antarctic Glacier
Ice in the hole disappeared in the last three years, worrying scientists about future ice loss. A hole wider than... read more →
February 1, 2019
US explorer Colin O’Brady completes first unaided solo trek of Antarctica
Endurance athlete took 54 days to walk 932 miles across frozen continent, dragging a 170kg sledAn American explorer has made... read more →
January 26, 2019
Japan withdraws from IWC . Good for Antarctica bad for Japanese waters
JAPAN HAS DECIDED to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume whaling in its coastal waters, a government spokesman... read more →
January 4, 2019
Students across the world will virtually join a journey to the Weddel Sea in Antarctica
EXPLORING THE LARSEN C ICE SHELF The Weddell Sea Expedition 2019 will bring together world-leading glaciologists, marine biologists, oceanographers and... read more →
December 30, 2018
U.S. Navy to flex muscles in Arctic: “Opportunity for conflict is only rising “
The U.S. Navy is preparing to take a page from its South China Sea strategy with plans to eventually carry... read more →
December 29, 2018