# Polar Exploration Then & Now

Compare historical polar exploration with modern polar science — the Heroic Age (1897–1922) relied on ships, dogs, and human endurance with many fatalities, while today's polar scientists use GPS, satellites, icebreaker ships, heated research stations, and aircraft; understand that modern challenges include studying climate change data, and that polar science now includes diverse international teams including women scientists like glaciologist Liz Thomas and marine biologist Sylvia Earle

Builds on: The Race to the South Pole (hard, https://ai.page/c/the-race-to-the-south-pole/en.md), Antarctic Treaty & Research (soft, https://ai.page/c/antarctic-treaty-and-research/en.md)

Concept id: polar-exploration-then-and-now. Subject: science. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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