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Krill take to the air for science
22 November 2016
The Australian Antarctic Division will attempt to fly thousands of live krill from Antarctica to Australia for the first time.
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Governor General visits Australian Antarctic Territory
18 November 2016
The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), has made a flying visit to the Australian Antarctic Territory.
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Australian Antarctic Station Leaders 2016-17
16 November 2016
A new leadership team is taking the helm at Australia’s Antarctic research stations, Casey, Davis and Mawson.
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New protocol to collect dietary facts from faeces
15 November 2016
New guidelines for collecting scat samples from marine predators have been developed to help scientists more accurately identify what they eat.
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Australia welcomes agreement on a new Marine Protected Area in the Southern Ocean
28 October 2016
Australia has welcomed the establishment of a new Marine Protected Area in the Ross Sea region of the Southern Ocean and is encouraged by continued support for the proposal to establish the East Antarctica MPA in the future.
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Impact of East Antarctic glacial melt on sea-level rise
27 October 2016
The Australian Antarctic Program will study two glaciers, the Totten and Sørsdal, in East Antarctica this summer to better understand the impact ice melt is having on global sea-level rise.
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Antarctic ice cores provide clues to carbon uptake during Little Ice Age
26 July 2016
New research published today in the prestigious Nature Geoscience has revealed that the Earth’s land biosphere takes up less carbon during a warming climate.
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Adélie penguin population almost doubles in East Antarctica
22 October 2015
Adélie penguin populations in East Antarctica have almost doubled over the past 30 years, according to research published in PLOS ONE today.
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