More than 200 scientists from 19 countries create the first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems, in a report written specifically for policy makers.
Sea change: a new blueprint for Southern Ocean survival Read More »
A new study of the habitat needs of emperor penguins show that the iconic seabirds are more flexible in their abilities to choose a place to live than previously assumed.
More than just ice: What makes the best address for an emperor penguin colony? Read More »
The first evidence is emerging of a regime shift underway in the Southern Ocean where Antarctic sea ice is entering a different state of lower coverage.
Failure to freeze: Low Antarctic sea ice may be ‘new abnormal’ Read More »
Probes dropped from helicopters through ice cracks help reveal that warm ocean water is melting the largest glacier ice shelf in East Antarctica from below.
Helicopters track warm ocean water melting Totten Glacier ice shelf Read More »
Researchers with the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership awarded two of four DECRAs to Tasmania
Antarctic researchers land prestigious DECRAs in Tasmania Read More »
Hundreds of international scientists are sounding a clarion call for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean science in the emerging climate crisis.
Urgent call for Southern Ocean science in a changing world Read More »
Landfast ice is crucial for the Earth’s climate
Antarctic sea ice scientist wins Future Fellowship grant Read More »
More than 250 people from 25 nations will meet in Hobart during August for the first-ever global conference of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS).
Eyes of the world on Southern Ocean Read More »
The first-ever broad review of Antarctic ‘landfast’ ice highlights its far-reaching importance in the Earth system while documenting a recent dramatic crash in its extent.
New study of Antarctic landfast ice charts dramatic crash Read More »
Polar scientists are calling for an urgent intensification of national and international research and observational capabilities in view of rapid Arctic and Antarctic change.
Polar scientists call for urgent action in view of rapid Arctic and Antarctic change Read More »