Yayasan Penyelidikan Antartika Sultan Mizan - YPASM

10/09/2026

Time travel is real... you just have to go to Antarctica to do it. 🥶🗺️

At the South Pole, every time zone on Earth converges into a single point. To keep things functional, research stations dynamically match their clocks to the country flying in their food supply, or simply keep the local time of the nation operating the station.

10/09/2026

🌏 What does the Arctic have to do with Malaysia’s monsoon?

The polar regions may be far from Malaysia, but changes in the Arctic and Antarctic can have connections to our weather and climate.

Discover more in Polar Monsoons by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sheeba Chenoli of the National Antarctic Research Centre (NARC), Universiti Malaya.

🔗 Read the full article below!

https://www.umresearchplus.com/polar-monsoons/

What does the arctic have to do with Malaysia’s rain? By Associate Professor Dr. Sheeba Chenoli Universiti Malaya researchers are investigating how climate processes in the Arctic and Antarctic may be connected to Malaysia’s monsoons and rainfall. Malaysians may be thousands of kilometres from t...

10/09/2026

Pada 6 September 2026, Yayasan Penyelidikan Antartika Sultan Mizan (YPASM) diketuai En Abd Shukor Jamaluddin, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif YPASM telah mengadakan sesi perbincangan bersama Majlis Daerah Marang (MDM) bagi membincangkan kerjasama dan inisiatif berkaitan kelestarian alam sekitar di daerah Marang.

Perbincangan ini turut memberi tumpuan kepada usaha memperkukuh kerjasama antara pihak berkepentingan dalam menjayakan program pemuliharaan alam sekitar serta meningkatkan kesedaran dan penglibatan komuniti dalam agenda kelestarian.

YPASM merakamkan penghargaan kepada pihak Majlis Daerah Marang atas kesudian menerima kunjungan dan berkongsi pandangan serta komitmen dalam menyokong usaha pemeliharaan alam sekitar.

10/09/2026

Pencemaran mikroplastik kini turut ditemui di kawasan paling terpencil di dunia, termasuk Antartika. Kehadirannya jauh daripada kawasan perindustrian menunjukkan bahawa pencemaran mikroplastik bukan lagi isu setempat, tetapi merupakan cabaran alam sekitar yang bersifat global.

Setiap usaha membersihkan pantai bukan sekadar menjaga persekitaran di sekeliling kita, tetapi merupakan sebahagian daripada tanggungjawab bersama untuk melindungi ekosistem, mengurangkan pencemaran dan menyumbang kepada kelestarian alam sekitar global sehingga ke kawasan paling terpencil di bumi.

Pada 5 September 2026, YPASM diwakili oleh Encik Abd Shukor Jamaluddin, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif YPASM, bersama warga YPASM turut menyertai Program CSR dan Citizen Science Beach Clean Up (CSR-BCU) NRES-UMT bersempena International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) 2026 di Pantai Tanjung Gelam, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu.

Program anjuran Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam (NRES) dengan kerjasama Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), PUSPANITA Cawangan NRES, UMT Consultant Services dan Microplastic Research Interest Group (MRIG) ini menggabungkan elemen pembersihan pantai, pemantauan saintifik, penyelidikan serta kesedaran berkaitan sisa marin.

Preserving Our Oceans, Securing Our Future. 🌊

08/09/2026

Think all seals are the same? Think again! 👀🧊

Antarctica is home to 6 fascinating seal species, each with its own unique adaptations and lifestyle, from the powerful leopard seal to the elusive Ross seal!

08/09/2026

Think Antarctica is just a peaceful frozen paradise? Think again. 🐧❄️For Adélie penguins, securing enough pebbles to build a nest is a literal matter of life or death. Because searching for loose rocks takes immense energy, these birds have evolved a highly efficient—yet risky—survival strategy: stealing directly from their neighbors.It proves that in the harshest environment on Earth, evolution favors whatever it takes to survive.

07/09/2026

A desert… with ICE?! 🏜️❄️
It may be covered in ice, but Antarctica gets so little precipitation that it technically qualifies as the world’s largest desert!

07/09/2026

05/09/2026

During the SCAR Delegates meetings in Oslo, the Malaysian Delegation took the opportunity to share the YPASM Antarctica Day 2025 Celebration Book - Malaysia's Legacy in the Land of Ice that was published by UNITEN Press with our international partners.

The publication was presented to countries with which Malaysia has established Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs), including the United Kingdom, Türkiye, Chile and Ukraine.

We were also pleased to share the book with Costa Rica and Colombia, in appreciation of their support in providing opportunities for Malaysian researchers to participate in Antarctic expeditions.

Beyond sharing a publication, these exchanges represent the relationships that continue to connect Malaysia with the wider Antarctic community.

YPASM looks forward to strengthening and expanding research collaboration, knowledge exchange and opportunities for Malaysian researchers to engage in Antarctic research alongside our international partners.

Together, we continue to build stronger bridges between Malaysia and the global Antarctic research community. 🤝❄️🇲🇾

04/09/2026

A waterfall that looks like blood… in the coldest place on Earth. 🩸🧊

But the mystery has a scientific explanation: iron-rich water + oxygen = that eerie red colour.

Welcome to Blood Falls, one of Antarctica’s strangest natural wonders.