Antarctic deep ocean currents have slowed in the past three decades
Researchers have found that the deep ocean circulation around parts of Antarctica has slowed by 30 per cent since the 1990s, reducing oxygen levels across the world’s deep seas.
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Science briefing: ‘On Thin Ice’
Is this sudden shift in the Southern Ocean a response to climate change? We need to know how the Antarctic system is changing – and why.
Shining sunlight on the Southern Ocean with machine learning
Using Artificial Intelligence to better simulate the amount of energy from the sun that strikes the Southern Ocean.
Antarctica’s heart of ice has skipped a beat. Time to take our medicine
Sea-ice researchers join forces to release a science briefing for policy makers.
Seeding clouds: the power of partnerships in Antarctic research
Not only do tiny phytoplankton have a big impact on clouds, they also play a crucial role in the climate system
New ice core lab to analyse million-plus years of climate history
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.
Southern Ocean volcanoes under the microscope at Australia’s Synchrotron
What does Antarctic ice, Southern Ocean algal blooms, Australia’s active volcanoes and a particle accelerator have in common?
Deep freeze falters: Antarctic sea ice drops to new low
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.
New Antarctic map builds on forty years of sea ice data
A new interactive Antarctic map called ‘Nilas’ promises to assist voyage planning and enhance climate research in the sea-ice zone.
Mind the gaps: marine zooplankton futures in a warming world
A global review about the impacts of warming oceans on marine zooplankton is published in Nature Communications.
