Large, marine-calving glaciers have the ability not only to shrink rapidly in response to global warming, but to grow at…
Articles on Polar regions
Displaying 41 - 49 of 49 articles
Does Australia have strategic interests in Antarctica? Do we really think of the region as the “common heritage of mankind”? The Antarctic Treaty states that it is “in the interest of all mankind that…
This year marks the 50th year of the Antarctic Treaty, a visionary document that for the first time set out a vision for an entire continent based on peace, science and co-operation. So how does it hold…
Subsurface warming in the ocean will exacerbate the melting of ice sheets at a greater rate than previously though. This…
The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, causing an increase in rainfall and a decrease in snowfall. The…
Scientists have uncovered a buried landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice. An international team including scientists from the…
Emperor penguins send small waves of movement through their huddles to ensure all members stay warm. Every 30–60 seconds…
A new study aimed at refining the way scientists measure ice loss in Greenland is providing a “high-definition picture” of…
Recent Wikileaks cables detailing diplomatic jostling over the Arctic region only confirm how hotly contested it has become. There are three principal reasons for this tension: -The dynamic created by…
Top contributors
-
Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
-
Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
-
Director, Australian National Internships Program, Australian National University
-
Adjunct professor, UNSW
-
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
-
PhD student, Researcher, University of Lapland
-
Professor of Polar Geodesy and ARC Laureate Fellow, University of Tasmania
-
PhD Researcher in Arctic Ecology, University of Sheffield
-
Staff Scientist, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
-
Discipline Lead - Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast
-
Project Scientist - Jason-3, NASA
-
Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
-
Professor in Sustainable Development, University of Aberdeen
-
Postdoctoral Researcher, Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry Group, Utrecht University
-
Écologue, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)