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13 Feb 2023
The Lessons We Can Learn from Sub-Antarctic Lakes
The lakes on Macquarie Island are largely a mystery to scientists. But new research is starting to unveil their secrets and the water processes that sustain them. -
6 Feb 2023
Why did the octopus cross the West Antarctic Ice Sheet?
Yes, it was to get to the other side. New transdisciplinary research uses octopus DNA to find new evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed during the Last Interglacial… -
1 Feb 2023
Enhancing Antarctica’s protected areas
Antarctic Specially Protected Areas conserve the region’s unique ecosystems. A new paper asks: how effective are they? -
23 Dec 2022
Antarctica’s emperor penguins could be extinct by 2100 – and other species may follow if we don’t act
New research identifies 10 conservation strategies that could benefit up to 84% of Antarctic plants and animals. -
26 Sep 2022
Accessing Earth’s memories
How can we use biological archives to understand change in Antarctica? Archives are often said to safeguard memories. Contained within them is the past of nations, institutions and families which… -
11 Aug 2022
World’s largest ice sheet is more at risk than we thought.
New research published today in Nature shows that the worst effects of global warming on the world’s largest ice sheet – the East Antarctic Ice Sheet – can be avoided… -
13 Jul 2022
We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future
Alarming stories from Antarctica are now more frequent than ever; the ice surface is melting, floating ice shelves are collapsing and glaciers are flowing faster into the ocean. Antarctica will…
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