Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
Since a team of scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) spotted a large circular ice structure during a geological survey flight above the King Baudouin Ice Shelf in Antarctica,…
The Princess Elisabeth team gets a surprise visit from a number of German VIPs, including two ministers, a member of the Bundestag, and AWI senior staff.
During their stay at the Princess Elisabeth station, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Germany, have discovered a possible meteorite impact…
The BELARE team celebrates Christmas in Antarctica as construction of a new geomagnetic observatory continues and a team heads to the Romnoes Nunatak to repair a radio relay.
Jos Van Hemelrijck recounts the time he spent visiting an emperor penguin colony on the coast of the King Baudoin Ice Shelf with members of the BELARE team.
As 2014 draws to a close, the first wave of scientists and crew who arrived for the 2014-15 season have headed home, and a new ones have arrived to replace them.
Veteran reporter Jos Van Hemelrijck recounts the memorable journey he took to the King Baudoin Ice Shelf. He spent more than a week getting a taste of what life is…
The team of scientists who spent a few weeks on the King Baudoin Ice Shelf has returned from their field expedition and is preparing to head home in time for…
Dr Alexander Mangold from the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) of Belgium is now on his sixth season in Antarctica. He and his colleague Dr Quentin Laffineur have been busy with…
The scientists at the coast have been extracting ice and firn cores from various sites across the King Baudouin Ice Shelf. The shallow firn core drillings Jan Lenearts has been…