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SC-HASS Panel on “The ATS, International Law and Governance” at SCAR 2020 Online

SC-HASS will be holding an online session on “The ATS, …

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SCAR Operations and the COVID-19 Situation – Briefing Note 5

A message from SCAR President Steven L. Chown: Dear Colleagues …

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‘Melting Ice and Rising Seas’ wins New Zealand’s 2019 Prime Minister’s Science Prize

A group of more than 20 geologists, glaciologists, climate and …

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SCAR partners with ECO Magazine on polar research special issue

Exclusive Edition on Polar Research and Exploration is Open for …

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SCAR Biology Symposium 2021 postponed to 2023

The decision has been made to postpone SCAR Biology 2021 …

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Obituary: George Hemmen (1926-2020)

SCAR is saddened to learn of the death of George …

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World Albatross Day, 19th June 2020

 On 19 June the first ever World Albatross Day will …

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Crustacean Guide for Predator Studies in the Southern Ocean

Under the international effort of Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research …

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Statement on combating systemic racism and other forms of discrimination

The International Science Council has called on its members and …

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First lawyer to undertake Antarctic research in the field

A member of the SCAR Standing Committee on Humanities and …

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Publication “Antarctic Biology: Scale Matters” highlights outcomes of SCAR Biology Symposium 2017

A new publication, “Antarctic Biology: Scale Matters”, has been published …

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Workshop Report: Plastic in the Polar Environment

A 2-day Workshop “Plastic in the Polar Environment: sources, impacts …

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New article “The Rise of Technocratic Environmentalism”

Alessandro Antonello (Flinders University) and Adrian Howkins (University of Bristol), historians and members …

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FRISP 2020 is moving online

The 34rd Forum for Research into Ice Shelf Processess (FRISP) …

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Antarctic Digital Database update

A newly updated version of the Antarctic Digital Database has …

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SCAR Fellowship Report from Jackson Chu (Canada)

  Physiological strategies of sponges and other simple animals to …

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