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Antarctic sea-ice prepared for planes
An Antarctic plane landing area on the frozen ocean is being prepared on the sea-ice in front of Australia’s Davis research station.
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Emperor penguins vulnerable to sea ice changes this century
Sea ice needed in the life cycle of emperor penguins is being lost to changing wind patterns and rising temperatures.
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Mini sub heads south for Antarctic mission
A sophisticated underwater mini submersible designed and built in Tasmania, will spend the summer in Antarctica exploring under the sea ice at Australia’s Davis research station.
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Gigantic iceberg breaks off East Antarctica
A gigantic iceberg has calved from the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica.
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As Australia’s icebreaker sails south next year, the sights, sounds and movement of the ship on the Southern Ocean will be captured and packaged into an immersive experience all can share.
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Surgical tradies scrub up well
Hobart is home to a unique medical training program for Antarctic expeditioners that may be useful for astronauts traveling in deep space.
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Million year ice core drill at the cutting edge
Australian Antarctic Program technicians are at the cutting-edge of a unique project to unlock our climate future, by discovering what changed the world one million years ago.
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Getting around Antarctica has always been a challenge. New Antarctic expeditioners are currently at the Australian Antarctic Division learning how to live and travel in this extreme environment.
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65 years of Mawson research station
Antarctic veterans celebrated 65 years since the opening of Mawson research station at the Australian Antarctic Division today.
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Travel with Craig Butsch, Senior Met Observer at Casey research station, on a pictorial journey to one of the snowiest places in Antarctica.
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Australian Antarctic expeditioners are sending love to their Dads from the end of the Earth.
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Tiny glass-like plants at risk in acid ocean
Microscopic marine plants encased in glass-like ‘armour’ could struggle to build their protective cell walls as ocean acidification increases.
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New book brings icebreaker legacy to life
The legacy of Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis’s 30 year service in Antarctica is captured in a new book Through Ice & Fire, published today.
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Increasing water storage for Davis station
Davis research station will soon have improved water security due to a 50 per cent increase in storage capacity.
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Microscopic Macquarie Island plant named after Antarctic ecologist
A tiny freshwater plant with glass-like cell walls has been named after an Australian Antarctic Division ecologist.
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Captains announced for RSV Nuyina
Two experienced Captains for Australia's new icebreaker have been announced.
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From little things big things grow
The solar-powered Southern Ocean food chain is unique, going from some of the smallest organisms to the largest animal to ever live, in just a few short steps.
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A new group of freshly scarred Antarctic doctors, have arrived at the Australian Antarctic Division ahead of their posting to the icy continent.
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Doctors prepare for extreme posting
Tasmania’s rugged wilderness is the perfect training ground for Antarctic doctors preparing for an extreme posting to the icy continent.
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Sound science enhances whale conservation
French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau famously described the ocean as ‘the silent world’, but a marine mammal acoustician says he couldn’t have been more wrong.
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