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.
Over just four days back in 2007, an incredible 35,000 people flocked Brussels venue Tour & Taxis to celebrate the launch of the world’s first zero emission polar research station,…
Just before the weekend, the first nine scientists of the summer season, from Belgium, UK, Japan and Germany, were welcomed to Princess Elisabeth Antarctica by expedition leader Alain Hubert and…
It's been just over 48 hours since the Princess Elisabeth Antarctic team touched down for the beginning of the 2012-2013 season. Expedition leader Alain Hubert shares his first impressions from Antarctica.…
Welcome to the first news of the Antarctic summer! After a week of delays due to bad weather, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica’s operations team arrived on the ice at 10:24…
Wild Antarctic winter is currently preventing our operations team from reaching Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, for what was already planned to be a very busy season. The team members, led by…
You've been following the Antarctic adventure online - now you can make it your bedtime read too! Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - And the Zero Emissions Quest is packed with…
As you can see from this webcam image, the first light has reached Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, as the long dark winter starts drawing to a close. The station is uninhabited…
A skilled cook who has spent four seasons at PEA, David Rigotti spends two and a half months in Antarctica every year cooking for the BELARE team.
As winter approaches, the last occupants of Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Antarctic Station have departed. Alain Hubert looks back on the BELARE 2011-12, one of the most challenging seasons faced by…
An expert from the Belgian Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI), Dr. Alexander Mangold discusses measurements of aerosols, ozone and UV radiation he takes in Antarctica for the BELATMOS project.