Cool science
8 June 2012
Research in the Southern Ocean aims to answer the many questions arising in this rapidly changing environment.
5 June 2012
Australia’s Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) toothfish fishery is contributing to the ‘green economy’ on World Environment Day, after its independent certification as a sustainable and well managed fishery.
22 May 2012
The Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Reserve is set to expand, after the discovery of some of the most biodiverse examples of marine communities in the Southern Ocean.
27 February 2012
Whale observers hit the jackpot recently when they encountered a pod of the rarely seen Shepherd’s beaked whale.
14 December 2011
The soaring mountain peaks and deep valleys hidden beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet have been revealed in a new map produced using decades of survey data acquired by planes, satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.
13 December 2011
A satellite mission to understand how the Earth’s ice is responding to climate change will receive vital data from snow and ice surveys in the Australian Antarctic Territory.
9 June 2011
Australian and German scientists are searching for iron in the sky above Davis to learn more about the earth's atmosphere at the edge of space.
3 June 2011
Emperor penguins on the outside of a huddle gradually move to the inside, where its warm, through a coordinated huddle wave.
3 June 2011
A collaboration between Antarctic tradespeople, engineers and sea ice scientists has seen the successful installation of a high-tech, ice-monitoring network in the sea ice near Davis.
4 October 2010
Scientists from the Antarctic Division are venturing into schools around Australia to inspire questioning minds and a love of learning.
