Through the Million Year Ice Core project, Tasmania is gaining an entirely new climate research capability at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Hobart.
New ice core lab to analyse million-plus years of climate history Read More »
What does Antarctic ice, Southern Ocean algal blooms, Australia’s active volcanoes and a particle accelerator have in common?
Southern Ocean volcanoes under the microscope at Australia’s Synchrotron Read More »
With three very extreme events of Antarctic sea ice loss in the last six years, it appears a regime shift is under way in the Southern Ocean.
Deep freeze falters: Antarctic sea ice drops to new low Read More »
A new interactive Antarctic map called ‘Nilas’ promises to assist voyage planning and enhance climate research in the sea-ice zone.
New Antarctic map builds on forty years of sea ice data Read More »
A global review about the impacts of warming oceans on marine zooplankton is published in Nature Communications.
Mind the gaps: marine zooplankton futures in a warming world Read More »
Prof Tony Press honoured for distinguished service to the environment
Antarctic science leader awarded Order of Australia Read More »
MEDIA RELEASE: The first traverse for the Million Year Ice Core project is well advanced in proving a route for ambitious climate research in the coming years.
Trail-blazing tractor trains on track for million-year-old ice site Read More »
Greater conservation efforts are needed to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and the populations of up to 97% of land-based Antarctic species could decline by 2100 if we don’t change tack, new research has found.
MEDIA RELEASE: An advanced new satellite to observe water on Earth in unprecedented resolution promises to revolutionise Australian research in the Southern Ocean.
SWOT team zooms in on Southern Ocean from space Read More »
MEDIA RELEASE: Innovative research on Southern Ocean productivity and sea ice by the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) will be advanced with three Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery projects.
Key Antarctic research awarded ARC Discovery grants Read More »