The Antarctic Report Podcast

The Antarctic Report

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10 episodes

Finding the oldest forest fossils in Antarctica - 280 million years old!
01/02/2018 | 55 mins.
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.
Dispatches from Continent Seven - the writings of Antarctic scientists
24/08/2017 | 28 mins.
From James Cook to today, New Zealand writer Rebecca Priestley discusses her anthology of Antarctic science, "Dispatches from Continent Seven"
NASA’s Operation IceBridge; surveying the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets
17/08/2017 | 26 mins.
We talk to John Sonntag, mission scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge, the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown.
What it's like wintering over at the South Pole - thirteen times!
10/08/2017 | 36 mins.
We talk to astronomer Robert Schwarz at the South Pole who is just completing his thirteenth winter there!
Revisiting Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica, with Sara Wheeler
03/08/2017 | 27 mins.
We talk to travel writer, Sara Wheeler, author of Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica.

About The Antarctic Report Podcast

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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