Articles & Interviews
Sciencepoles articles look at key findings from a range of polar science and research fields. Our articles RSS feed will inform you when new articles are published on this website.
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Interview of Dr. Huigen Yang Director of the Polar Research Institute of China and Leader of CHINARE
05.01.2009
Dr. Huigen Yang was interviewed by Jean de Pomereu aboard the Xue Long as it sailed from Antarctica to Australia during the last week of December 2008.
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Adam Lewis on Using Indigenous Knowledge in Monitoring Arctic Ice Cover
29.12.2008
For more than three decades the Nunavik Research Centre (NRC) in Kuujjuaq, Quebec (which falls under the direction of the Makivik Corporation, the official body that legally represents and serves the needs of Inuit communities in Quebec under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement) has been using traditional ecological…
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Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Data to Improve Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
25.12.2008
As the climate changes in the Arctic, indigenous communities living in the Far North are seeing an impact on the environment around them. As these communities depend heavily on living natural resources such as fish, beluga whale, seals and other animals as a primary source of subsistence, any impact climate…
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Chinese Antarctic Expedition: Close Call
01.12.2008
It all started in 1910 with Captain Scott and the loss of a tracked vehicle as it was being unloaded from his expedition ship, the Terra Nova. Since then the history of polar research and exploration has been littered with stories of vehicles dropping through sea ice, sometimes with tragic…
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Portrait of Mr. Li Yuansheng, Leader of the Dome A Traverse and Construction Team
21.11.2008
It long way from the steppes of Mongolia to the East Antarctic Plateau, but in many ways, these vast, windswept landscapes have things in common. Perhaps this is why Li Yuansheng, leader of the Dome A station traverse and construction team, feels so at home here.
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How Does Physical Activity Affect Sleep Quality in Antarctica?
18.11.2008
Last year, Sciencepoles reported a sleep study being carried out on the BELARE (Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition) 2007-2008 expedition team members during the Princess Elisabeth Antarctic station's first building phase. Dr. Nathalie Pattyn, who works in the Department of Cognitive and Biological Psychology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and…
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Orson Smith: How Arctic Engineers Are Facing the Challenges of a Changing Climate
02.09.2008
With average temperatures increasing, permafrost melting, and sea ice retreating, roads, bridges, buildings, and other structures are being affected right across the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Facing these challenges and the way structures need to be designed, constructed and maintained are Arctic engineers such as Dr. Orson Smith, currently the…
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The IPY EALÀT Project: Studying How Indigenous People Adapt to Climate Change in the Arctic
27.02.2008
One of the interesting aspects of the current International Polar Year that sets it apart from previous Polar Years is the number of research projects that integrate scientific research with traditional knowledge of indigenous communities that have inhabited the Arctic for thousands of years. One such project is the IPY…
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Grete Hovelsrud of Cicero on Social Science in the IPY
29.05.2007
Dr. Grete Hovelsrud of the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO) Institute recently talked to SciencePoles regarding the role social sciences are playing in the International Polar Year 2007-08. Dr. Hovelsrud is a member of both the International Polar Year 2007-08 Joint Committee and the Norwegian…
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Indigenous Communities and Climate Change: A New Challenge for Adaptation
24.05.2007
As climate change progresses, the Polar Regions are changing more rapidly than any other region of the planet. No one has noticed these changes more than those who belong to indigenous peoples living in the Arctic. Given the specific indigenous knowledge that has helped these communities survive in such harsh…
