RESEARCH STORIES

Science and research activities by the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership to explore the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in the global climate system

Antarctic change drives slowdown of global ocean circulation

By AAPP | 15/07/2026

Deepest layer of the Southern Ocean is shrinking faster with accelerated change

Melting from the top: Ice shelf vulnerable to warm surface waters

By AAPP | 07/07/2026

Modelling shows summer-warmed surface waters are the primary cause of melt in the Denman-Shackleton ice shelf system

‘Rollercoaster’ currents in Southern Ocean mapped by satellite and robot gliders

By AAPP | 25/06/2026

Intense vertical currents in cyclonic eddy stronger than previously thought

“Needle in a haystack”: history of volcanic eruptions in East Antarctic ice core

By AAPP | 19/06/2026

Chemical fingerprints of Southern Hemisphere volcanic eruptions found in East Antarctic ice core

‘MIZ-ing’ in action: how much of Antarctic sea ice is affected by waves?

By AAPP | 28/05/2026

Measuring the true extent of an under-studied and crucial region of the Antarctic sea-ice system for the first time

Antarctic science meets policy

By AAPP | 10/04/2026

Communicating the importance of rapid changes in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean for Australian policy and the world

Antarctic atmospheric aerosols: tiny particles with global effects

By AAPP | 09/07/2025

Why it’s important to understand clouds over the Southern Ocean

Securing Antarctic research: the ’roundabouts’ of science funding

By AAPP | 29/06/2025

Opinion piece by Prof Nathan Bindoff on the need for change to the system of funding Australian polar research

Royal Society of Tasmania medal for sea-ice researcher

By AAPP | 20/06/2025

AAPP researcher wins prestigious award

Uncovering cadmium in the Southern Ocean

By AAPP | 21/05/2025

On the trail of cadmium from Western Australia to Antarctica