Polar Plunge in the Science Beyond the Polar Bears - Episode 3/3

Welcome back to our Polar Times mini-series: “Polar Plunge in the Science Beyond the Polar Bears” episode 3/3.

In this final episode, we sit down with National Geographic Explorer Dr. Kim Bernard from Oregon State University to explore the tiny but mighty world of Antarctic krill. We discuss life on a research vessel, the critical role zooplankton play in the polar food web, and the concerning trends climate change is causing in the Southern Ocean.

Technical details : 

Podcast host : Nastasia Freyria and Maria Cristina Alvarez

Guest: Kim Bernard

Editing : Nastasia Freyria

Mastering : Nastasia Freyria

Recorded on Thursday 10th July 2025 with Riverside FM

Covert art : modified by Nastasia Freyria from original idea by Matthew Nelson, Nicholas Parlato, and Damien Ringeisen 

Music : "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA