Common questions

What happened to the US Antarctica Research Program?

What happened to the US Antarctica Research Program?

As scientists had feared, on Tuesday the National Science Foundation announced it is canceling the U.S. Antarctic research program for this year because of the ongoing government shutdown.

What is a Polar run?

Polar Running program is a personalized program based on your fitness level, designed to make sure that you train right and avoid overreaching. It’s intelligent, and adapts based on your development, and lets you know when it might be a good idea to cut back a little and when to step it up a notch.

What is Antarctic Program?

The Pakistan Antarctic Programme (Urdu: برنامہَ پاکستان برائے قطبِ جنوبی‎), abbreviated as PAP) is a scientific administrative division of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) which represents the Government of Pakistan on the continent of Antarctica.

Can you volunteer in Antarctica?

Candidates must be over 18, available to travel to Chile and Antarctica for a month from November to December 2019 to conduct volunteer work as citizen scientists and be able to speak conversational English.

Is anyone buried in Antarctica?

At Livingston Island, among the South Shetlands off the Antarctic Peninsula, a human skull and femur have been lying near the shore for 175 years. They are the oldest human remains ever found in Antarctica. The bones were discovered on the beach in the 1980s.

Does the US have a station on Antarctica?

The three U.S. year-round research stations are located on Ross Island (McMurdo Station), at the geographic South Pole (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station), and on Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region (Palmer Station).

Can I intern in Antarctica?

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Internship The internship aims to provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the work of a multilateral management and conservation organisation as well as acquiring research skills necessary to undertake a professional role in the discipline of interest.

What do you know about the polar running program?

Read more about the Polar Running Program. The Polar Running Program is based on training in the right heart rate zone, and the science behind the Polar Heart Rate Zones is the cornerstone of the program.

What does the Office of Polar Programs do?

The Office of Polar Programs promotes creative and innovative scientific research, engineering, and education in and about the polar regions, catalyzing fundamental discovery and understanding of polar systems and their global interactions to inform the nation and advance the welfare of all people.

Where can I get the polar flow program?

The videos are available on the Polar Flow web service and in the Polar Flow app, so you can do them whenever and wherever. The exercises address common problems faced by runners and improve your core and muscle strength and mobility. By doing the exercises, you complement your running workouts and reduce the risk of injury.

What can I do with the Polar Club app?

When you choose Polar, you get access to the full Polar ecosystem where everything is connected. Whether you do a workout with the free Polar Beat fitness app or take a group exercise class at your gym with Polar Club, your training data will be easily available in Polar Flow.

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Ruth Doyle