Opinion piece by Prof Nathan Bindoff on the need for change to the system of funding Australian polar research
Securing Antarctic research: the ’roundabouts’ of science funding Read More »
AAPP researcher wins prestigious award
Royal Society of Tasmania medal for sea-ice researcher Read More »
On the trail of cadmium from Western Australia to Antarctica
Uncovering cadmium in the Southern Ocean Read More »
Revealing the drivers of phytoplankton growth, their role in carbon cycling, and dynamics between ocean, seafloor and ice shelves
All part of the process: biology meets chemistry off an ice shelf Read More »
Each night trillions of zooplankton and small marine creatures move from the ocean deep to the surface and back, in the largest animal migration on Earth
‘Twilight zone’ migrants moving carbon in the Southern Ocean Read More »
Like weather stations for the sea, the Denman Marine Voyage has installed three moorings off the ice shelf to monitor ocean heat
Moorings: Sentinels to monitor ocean heat when we’re not there Read More »
Covering more than twice the area of Australia at its winter peak, Antarctic sea ice is one of the largest biomes on Earth, providing critical habitat for ice algae
‘Vast unseen meadow’: Annual growth of sea-ice algae measured Read More »
A behind-the-scenes look at how sediment traps are prepared for a year in the deep ocean
Southern Ocean Time Series: Caring for your sediment trap Read More »
How our scientists are tracking warm currents in ocean waters thousands of metres deep
Diving deep: Exploring the Denman Glacier with CTDs Read More »
Hidden water flowing beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet plays a much bigger role in ice loss than current models assume
Antarctica’s hidden water flows are accelerating sea-level rise Read More »