The Antarctic Report Podcast

The Antarctic Report
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Science, history, adventure, politics, and technology converge on the Antarctic Report podcast. Each week you’ll hear from an international expert with a compelling story on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

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  1. 01/02/2018

    Finding the oldest forest fossils in Antarctica - 280 million years old!

    The 280 million year old trees; US Geologist Erik Gulbranson talks about his discovery in 2016 of the oldest forest fossils ever to be found in Antarctica.

    55 phút

  2. 24/08/2017

    Dispatches from Continent Seven - the writings of Antarctic scientists

    From James Cook to today, New Zealand writer Rebecca Priestley discusses her anthology of Antarctic science, "Dispatches from Continent Seven"

    28 phút

  3. 17/08/2017

    NASA’s Operation IceBridge; surveying the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets

    We talk to John Sonntag, mission scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge, the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown.

    27 phút

  4. 10/08/2017

    What it's like wintering over at the South Pole - thirteen times!

    We talk to astronomer Robert Schwarz at the South Pole who is just completing his thirteenth winter there!

    37 phút

  5. 03/08/2017

    Revisiting Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica, with Sara Wheeler

    We talk to travel writer, Sara Wheeler, author of Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica.

    28 phút

  6. 27/07/2017

    Recounting the heroic exploits of Tom Crean - companion to both Scott and Shackleton

    We talk to Michael Smith, author of “An unsung Hero - Tom Crean”, the first biography of this Antarctic veteran, companion to both Scott and Shackleton.

    56 phút

  7. 20/07/2017

    Lake Whillans; retrieving uncontaminated samples from a sub-glacial lake in Antarctica.

    We speak to Helen Amanda Fricker about Lake Whillans beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and how the WISSARD project obtained the first ever uncontaminated sample from an Antarctic sub-glacial lake, after drilling down into its icy depths.

    34 phút

  8. 13/07/2017

    Speedo Diplomacy in the Ross Sea; successfully advocating for a Marine Protected Area

    We talk to Lewis Pugh, long distance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans, about the successful campaign that led to a Marine Protected Area in the Ross Sea.

    30 phút

  9. 06/07/2017

    The Gamburtsev Mountains; unraveling the mystery of Antarctica's hidden peaks

    We talk to Professor Robin Bell of Lamont- Doherty Earth Observatory, about the Gamburtsev Mountains in Antartica, a sub-glacial range the size of the European Alps, hidden beneath the ice sheet.

    36 phút

  10. 29/06/2017

    The Big Rift; Larsen C Ice Shelf and the birth of an Alpha Iceberg

    We talk to one of the experts from Project MIDAS, Professor Adrian Luckman of Swansea University in Wales, about the dramatic rift growing across the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, and the pending birth of what will be one of the largest icebergs ever

    31 phút
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Science, history, adventure, politics, and technology converge on the Antarctic Report podcast. Each week you’ll hear from an international expert with a compelling story on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

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  • Nhà sáng tạo
    The Antarctic Report
  • Năm hoạt động
    2017 - 2018
  • Tập
    10
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