At last year’s Architecture Biennale in Venice, a pavilion popped up that didn’t fit the usual profile: The Antarctic Pavilion. And it is back for this year’s Biennale of contemporary art. Many countries send artists for residencies in Antarctica, Australia included, but the curator of this year’s pavilion wants art to travel to Antarctica…

The Science Show, RN, 16th August, 2014 Observations show large changes in the amount of sea ice in Arctic waters. Climate models predict a complete loss of Arctic sea ice in summer months within decades. Now it seems it might occur far sooner. Grae Worster studies the way sea ice forms, and melts. The ice…

International Polar Year 2012 “From Knowledge to Action” Conference The Polar Regions play an integral role in the holistic workings of the Earth system. The Poles are not only affected by processes occurring in the rest of the globe, but are also important drivers of global processes including sea level rise, carbon uptake and release,…