Antarctica, laboratory of the future

Antarctica is a hostile territory due to its isolation and extreme climatic conditions, but it is also a place of unique opportunities for research and has been a protected area reserved for scientific exploration since the Madrid Protocol was signed in 1991. This film presents the work of four researchers from various fields who went to Antarctica to conduct their research project: studying animal behaviour, observing the Earth's magnetic fields, collecting and analysing micrometeorites and…

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. A Memory preserved in Ice? by Claude Lorius, glaciologist at the CNRS -Module 2: Is Ice the Archive of Planet Earth?

Erwane Amice and Laurent Chauvaud, photographers and divers at the CNRS, discover the seabed near the French Antarctic base of Dumont d'Urville. They photograph the underwater polar fauna and flora which, in contrast to the surface, are very rich. In particular, they study scallops and date the marks on the surface of their shell, the chemical contents of the shell which are used as tracers to obtain information about sea water (salinity, temperature).

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. A Memory preserved in Ice? by Claude Lorius, glaciologist at the CNRS -Module 4: What climate in the future?

This Franco-Italian station has been built in the heart of the Antarctic plateau, on the Dôme C site, at an altitude of 3233 metres, of which 3200 metres is ice. It a unique place, entirely dedicated to science. The 3270 metre drilling called Epica, has enabled climates from up to 800 000 years ago to be decoded. As well as glaciology, other activities are also developed on the site. The CNRS Image team also follows astronomers and seismologists in their work. The beginning of February…

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. A Memory preserved in Ice? by Claude Lorius, glaciologist at the CNRS -Module 6 : What to expect when arriving at the Poles?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. Is Wildlife endangered? by Pierre Jouventin, ecologist at the CNRS -Module 1: Why are animals so confident in Antarctica?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. Is Wildlife endangered? by Pierre Jouventin, ecologist at the CNRS -Module 4: Antarctica in danger?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. Extreme Expeditions? by Yves Frenot, ecologist at the CNRS Module 5: Why are there so few women in Antarctica?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. Extreme Expeditions? by Yves Frenot, ecologist at the CNRS Module 6: Is there a human impact in Antarctica?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. Is Wildlife endangered? by Pierre Jouventin, ecologist at the CNRS -Module 6: What dangers for Researchers in Antarctica?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. A Memory preserved in Ice? by Claude Lorius, glaciologist at the CNRS - Module 3: How can you read the past in ice?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. Is Wildlife endangered? by Pierre Jouventin, ecologist at the CNRS -Module 2: How do penguins recognize one another?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. Is Wildlife endangered? by Pierre Jouventin, ecologist at the CNRS -Module 7: What is the secret of the albatross?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. A Memory preserved in Ice? by Claude Lorius, glaciologist at the CNRS - Module 1: How to become a polar researcher?

For the International Polar Year, the CNRS and the French Polar Institute, Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) have joined forces to produce podcasts on polar research. Extreme Expeditions? by Yves Frenot, ecologist at the CNRS Module 4: Wintering an unforgettable experience?

An interview with Claude Lorius, Emeritus Director of Research at CNRS, who received the CNRS Gold Medal in 2002. He received the award jointly with Jean Jouzel, for research which revealed the links between the quantity of greenhouse gases and climate change, resulting from the analysis of the air bubbles in the ice which has been accumulating for millennia at the South Pole. Claude Lorius recalls his career, beginning with his first visit to the Antarctic in 1957, at the time of the…

An expedition to the virgin expanse of Antarctica's Dome C, to take core samples down to a depth of about 1000 meters. From these, one can analyze the ice deposited over the last 30,000 years and discover how the climate and atmospheric pollution have changed over that time.