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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Martin Siegert: Current Understanding and Ongoing Research of Antarctic Subglacial Lakes
25.09.2009
Martin Siegert is the Head of the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh and leader of a new consortium to study sub-glacial Lake Ellsworth in West Antarctica. As co-Chair of the Antarctic Climate Evolution Programme (ACE) and a member of the Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Exploration group (SALE) ,…
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Darrell Kaufman Discusses Methods Used in Studying past Arctic Climate
16.09.2009
As a Professor of Geology and Environmental Science at Northern Arizona University, Dr. Darrell Kaufman has been studying past climate changes in Alaska over the last 20 years. His current research is aimed at using evidence from previous climate changes to help understand present and future climate changes. Dr. Kaufman…
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Darrell Kaufman on Examining the Reverse in the Arctic Cooling Trend
15.09.2009
Dr. Darrell Kaufman, Professor of Geology and Environmental Science at Northern Arizona University, has been studying past climate changes in Alaska for the last 20 years. His current research is aimed at using evidence from previous climate changes to help understand present and future climate changes. Dr. Kaufman is also…
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Francesco Frati: What Can the Genetic Makeup of Antarctic Springtails Tell Us?
01.09.2009
For as long as life has existed on Earth, environmental factors have had a significant influence over where a particular organism can live and to what extent it can thrive. Yet the environment can also ultimately influence the genetic structure of a given population of organisms, as Dr. Franceso Frati…
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Beata Csatho: Improving Models and Predictions for the Greenland Ice Sheet
08.05.2009
Dr. Beáta Csathó of the State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo has been studying the Greenland Ice Sheet for a number of years and is currently involved in a number of projects funded by NASA and NSF.
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Beata Csatho: History and Dynamics of the Greenland Ice Sheet
06.05.2009
Dr. Beáta Csathó of the State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo has been studying the Greenland Ice Sheet for a number of years and is currently involved in a number of projects funded by NASA and NSF.
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Paul Mayewski: Climate Variability Abrupt Change and Civilization
25.03.2009
A veteran of over 50 research expeditions in Antarctica, the Arctic, the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, Professor Paul Mayewski is one of the world's leading glaciologists and climatologists. Also Director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, he has published over 300 papers on climate-related research…
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Paul Mayewski: The Greenland Ice Sheet Project and the International Trans-Antarctic Expedition
20.03.2009
Director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine Professor Paul Mayewski is one of the world's leading glaciologists and climatologists. A veteran of over 50 research expeditions in Antarctica, the Arctic, the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, he has published over 300 papers on climate related research,…
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The State of Polar Research: A Preliminary Report on IPY Research
26.02.2009
Marking the official end of the Fourth International Polar Year (IPY) in Geneva, Switzerland on 25 February 2009, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council for Science (ICSU) have co-published a preliminary report entitled "The State of Polar Research", which provides an outline of what has been learned…
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The LGP: Using the Victoria Land Coast as a Proxy for Climate Change in Antarctica
19.02.2009
What might happen to terrestrial and marine ecosystems in the Antarctic as climate change progresses is a question that has interested researchers working on the planet's southernmost continent for some time.
