• 7 min read

    27 Feb 2026

    Finding stranger things: catching a real-life ‘Demogorgon’ from the Antarctic deep

    At first glance, you might think this strange-looking organism slipped through a fracture in space-time, perhaps via an Einstein-Rose bridge hidden beneath the Southern Ocean. It’s long, pale stalk rises…
  • 3 min read

    18 Feb 2026

    SAEF scientists identify priority Southern Ocean genetic hotspots for conservation

    New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost double the protection of genetic hotspots from 28% to ~54%.  For the…
  • 2 min read

    4 Sep 2025

    SAEF scientists win 2025 Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research

    Professor Jan Strugnell, Dr Sally Lau, and Dr Nerida Wilson are amongst a team of Antarctic scientists who have won the 2025 Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research. 
  • 3 min read

    11 Apr 2025

    Explainer: Sorting sea pigs from sea spiders—How we collect, sort and preserve seafloor species

    Reporting from the RSV Nuyina, SAEF field assistants Jesselyn Brown and Joshua Lesicar explain how the team collects, sorts and preserves seafloor species and how the data stored in their…
  • 2 min read

    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…
  • 4 min read

    21 Apr 2023

    New insights into the life history of Antarctic brittle stars

    Want an extra arm? Perhaps ask a brittle star.
  • 3 min read

    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…