Antarctica’s aerosol man
For the fifth time and the fourth consecutive year, Alexander Mangold, a 42 year-old German researcher at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, returned to see the Princess Elisabeth station and…
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.
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The BeWise project’s highly successful second season
Having returned from his second trip to Antarctica to conduct research for the BeWise project funded by the InBev Baillet-Latour Fellowship, Dr. Reinhard Drews from the Glaciology Laboratory at the…
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The Smell of Fresh Bread in Antarctica
Now that the IceCon and Be:Wise teams have returned from their expedition to the coast, we talked to Alain Hubert to get the latest on the…
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Full House at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
With the return of the IceCon and Be: Wise expedition from the coast, the arrival of the German scientists and their Polar 6 plane, along with the station’s technical…
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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…
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News from the scientists in the field
Five scientists from the IceCon and Be:Wise projects, accompanied by a field guide and Princess Elisabeth Antarctic base leader Alain Hubert are currently on an expedition to the coast,…
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About the Antarctic Syndrome
Spending four months in Antarctica changes your perspective on life. It can be physically hard at times, but also physiologically challenging. Expeditions like these are both a personal and human…
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Field training sessions for newcomers
Everyone staying at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is obliged upon arriving to take a safety training course to make sure they can handle the hostile environment of Antarctica.
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School children speak live to Antarctic scientists
Four Skype calls were organised by the International Polar Foundation between schools and the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station (PEA) in the framework of celebrating Antarctica Day on December 1st.
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Station doctor: an exercise in controlled paranoia
We caught up with Jacques Richon, the Swiss doctor working at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica during the first half of the season. He gives us his take on how his mission…