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News from Antarctica

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.

  • Close-up at Emperor penguins - © International Polar Foundation

    in Science

    Return to the Penguins

    In December 2012, a team from Princess Elisabeth Antarctica made history - and caused a worldwide media frenzy - by becoming the first humans to make contact with a 9,000 strong emperor…

  • The Japanese Team Arrive at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - © International Polar Foundation

    in Science

    The Japanese Team Touch Down

    Last week, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica team warmly welcomed four Japanese scientists from Japan's 55th Antarctic expedition (JARE-55) to Utsteinen. Several Japanese scientists working on long-term research…

  • Arrival of scientists at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - © International Polar Foundation

    in Science

    The Scientists Arrive

    Our first scientists have arrived at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station, to begin the four-month 2013-2014 BELARE scientific research season. 

  • Checking out the drilling equipment used by the Icecon scientific team at the Field Camp. - © International Polar Foundation

    in Science

    Interview: Understanding Antarctica’s Ice

    Freshly returned from the Antarctic Winter, to the cold Belgian spring, glaciologists Frank Pattyn and Reinhard Drews from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) tells us about their work…

  • Expedition leader Alain Hubert at the newly discovered penguin colony - © International Polar Foundation

    in Science

    First Contact: The Emperor Penguin Colony

    Three members of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica team have the honour of being the first humans to have visited and photographed a newly-discovered 9,000-strong colony of emperor penguins on Antarctica…

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