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11 Jun 2024
Untangling the influence of El Niño on West Antarctic snow accumulation
New research shows that Central Pacific and Eastern Pacific El Niño have distinct effects on snow accumulation patterns in West Antarctica. The findings, published in Geophysical Research Letters, highlight the… -
3 Jun 2024
How does the Southern Annular Mode control surface melt in East Antarctica?
New research shows that the Southern Annular Mode’s influence on surface melt varies across East Antarctica due to its effects on the local weather conditions, including air temperature, snowfall, wind… -
30 Apr 2024
Researchers of the Lost Ice
If it were an adventure film it might be called Researchers of the Lost Ice. Set against the backdrop of East Antarctica’s remote and mysterious Bunger Hills, scientists (including a… -
15 Apr 2024
In Pursuit of Palaeodust on Chatham Island
Atmospheric dust from Australia and New Zealand is a significant source of nutrients for the vast and remote region where the South Pacific and Southern Ocean meet. Here primary producers… -
22 Dec 2023
Octopus DNA predicts future West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse
Scientists have used octopus DNA to discover that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) likely collapsed during the Last Interglacial period around 125,000 years ago – when global temperatures were… -
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… -
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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