Stories about "Antarctica"
Bates Club of Antarctica, and the professors who got them there
Friday, May 25, 2018 10:41 am
Before they attached video cameras to whales or sampled ancient glaciers, Bates' Antarctic researchers worked closely with their professors.
Bates Club of Antarctica: It’s a whale’s world
Friday, May 11, 2018 9:22 am
Over 20 years and 32 trips, Ari Friedlaender '96 has become a leading expert on Antarctic whales — and an outspoken advocate for their environment.
Bates Club of Antarctica: The secrets of the lakes
Thursday, May 3, 2018 3:24 pm
Drilling through kilometers of ice to figure out how life persists in the most extreme environments, on this planet and beyond.
Bates Club of Antarctica: Fossils, and beach volleyball on a glacier
Friday, April 20, 2018 9:40 am
In between uncovering the animals that lived in Antarctica's primeval forests, a Bates alum enjoyed heated tents and a New Year's lobster dinner on a glacier.
Bates Club of Antarctica: If you give a seal a camera
Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:27 am
A Bates alumnus spends his winters studying Antarctic leopard seals. Take a look at a video from a seal's point of view, and learn what leopard seals can teach us about ecology and climate change.
Bates Club of Antarctica: If glaciers could talk, what would they say?
Thursday, April 5, 2018 11:21 am
How did ancient glaciers move, and what can they tell us about climate change? Allie Balter '14 and Brenda Hall '90 are finding out.