Arctic Futures Symposium Returns for 9th Edition
The Arctic Futures Symposium - the longest-running public Arctic event in Brussels - returns to Brussels for the 9th time on Wednesday 28 November at the Residence Palace in Brussels' EU …
News Archive
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2018 Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship Awarded to Dr. Kate Winter
Dr. Kate Winter of Northumbria University has been awarded the prestigious €150,000 Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship. This exceptional young British polar scientist will conduct research at Princess Elisabeth, the …
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Climate change action begins with awareness
Climate change may seem too big to tackle on a small scale, but people and cities can make a difference if they consider climate change when designing buildings and urban …
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BELAM: Big or small as dust, meteorites tell us a lot about our solar system
About 40,000 tons of cosmic dust reaches the Earth’s surface every year. Antarctica is a goldmine for this interstellar treasure because of its cold and dry climate as well …
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MICROBIAN: The tiny life forms of Antarctica’s Sør Rondane Mountains
At first glance, the white frozen landscape of Antarctica appears devoid of any living thing, but if one takes a closer look at areas not covered by ice, it's …
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DEAIS: Going back in time with the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Scientists are going back in time near Princess Elisabeth to try and understand the global implications of a changing Eastern Antarctic Ice Sheet
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REMACA: Searching for life in Antarctica
Canadian scientist Dr. Lori Ziolkowski has returned to Princess Elisabeth to study the limits of life on earth
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IMAGE: What does Antarctica have to do with Outer Space?
Antarctica is probably the best place in the world to study space travel
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Keeping safe and secure in Antarctica
There are a lot of things that can happen in Antarctica, but when it comes to medical emergencies, it can mean the difference between life and death
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CHASE: Unravelling the Mystery of Particles, from the Atmosphere to Snow
Is Antarctica as pristine and untouched as we think? A group of scientists have been collecting snow and dust near Princess Elisabeth to find out