Nathalie Pattyn from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is carrying out a study investigating how 24-hour daylight in Antarctica influences sleep patterns, and whether physical activity can compensate for the lack of darkness.
SciencePoles has a closer look at the characteristics of the planet's ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica.
Graham Hosie tells how the Census for Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) is keeping track of the distribution and abundance of Antarctic marine biodiversity during the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08
Claude de Broyer discusses the priorities of Belgian marine biologists studying the Southern Ocean around Antarctica: bioregionalisation, establishing marine protected areas, and taking a census of marine life.
Belgium has been advocating the establishment of a series of marine protected areas (MPAs) around Antarctica, and has played a key role in advancing the bioregionalisation process that helps identify potential MPAs.
Describing the process of bioregionalisation and how it contributes to establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean.
Valérie Masson-Delmotte discusses ice cores and what they can reveal about Earth's climate history.
Paul Jolicoeur discusses the IPY GeoNorth conference and the planned Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) proposal.
Head Engineer for the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station talks about the adventure of building the world's first "zero emission" polar research station.
Meredith Hooper chats about her new book, The Ferocious Summer: Palmer's Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica. She discusses research that shows how climate change in Antarctica has led to a shift of penguin species distributions.
The diet of Adélie penguins shifted in the early 20th century, according to research conducted by paleoecologists.
SciencePoles has a look at China's polar research ambitions during the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08