News: 2010

Art in the Antarctic
A Melbourne installation artist and a Canberra musician have been announced as the Australian Antarctic Arts Fellows for… Read more

Take your place in Antarctic History
Follow in the footsteps of great Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson 100 years after he led the first Australian Antarctic team. Read more

Fuel munching microbes help clean up Antarctica
Micro-organisms will assist a team of scientists to clean up contaminated… Read more

Do you want to work with whales?
Applications have been called for the Australian Government’s 2011… Read more

New plane for Antarctic recovery mission
The Antarctic Division’s summer program will remain on track with the… Read more

The Climate Conversations touring Tasmania
A team of Antarctic climate scientists will take their research direct to… Read more

Australian Antarctic plane update
The Australian Antarctic Division has air-dropped tools and equipment to… Read more

Australian Antarctic plane damaged
A plane used by the Australian Antarctic Program has been damaged during… Read more

Tracking the secret life of snow petrels
Australian Antarctic Division scientists will add a new dimension to… Read more

20 year study finds major changes in Southern Ocean plankton
A 20 year study of the Southern Ocean has found significant changes in the… Read more

Expeditioners wheeling to work
Pedal power will be the preferred mode of transport at Australia’s Casey… Read more

Going high-tech to probe deeper into oceans
Australian scientists are preparing to use the data from a new $22m array… Read more

From snails to whales – the Southern Hemisphere Climate Forum
Climate change and its impacts on everything from snails to whales… Read more

Krill face deadly cost of ocean acidification
New research on the impact of ocean acidification on Antarctic krill has… Read more

Meet Australia’s new Station Leaders
Australia’s new Station Leaders are preparing to go south to take up their… Read more

Penguin research given a leg up
Australian Antarctic Division Sea Bird Ecologist Dr Barbara Wienecke is… Read more

Decade of Discovery — the Census of Antarctic Marine Life
The results of a decade-long study into the biodiversity of the world’s… Read more

Cool school: Antarctic scientists take to the classroom
Scientists from the Antarctic Division are venturing into schools around… Read more

OktoKopter set to soar Antarctic skies
A new high-tech remote controlled helicopter, the ‘OktoKopter’, will map… Read more

Data mining enhances scientific knowledge
Scientists have used 'data mining’ to build a richer picture of shearwater… Read more

Darkness sheds light on krill reproduction
When it comes to reproduction, Antarctic krill like the lights off. Read more

German LIDAR bound for Davis station
Australia’s research into the Antarctic atmosphere will reach greater… Read more

Aerial drones monitor marine mammals
Miniature remote controlled aircraft are being trialled at Shark Bay in… Read more

From ice picks to satellites — 100 years of Australian Antarctic science
Scientific discoveries, from the heroic to the modern era of Australian… Read more

Setting up to go south
Each year the Australian Antarctic Division undertakes the immense task of… Read more

Creatures from the bottom of the ocean on display for National Science Week
As part of National Science Week the Australian Antarctic Division is… Read more

Australian Antarctic glaciers named
Six glaciers in the Australian Antarctic Territory have been officially… Read more

$1.2 million for 2010 Marine Mammal Grants
The Australian Marine Mammals Centre, at the Australian Antarctic… Read more

Mapping penguin colonies from space
Penguin poo, or ‘guano', can provide scientists with a wealth of… Read more

Antarctic octopuses harbour venomous surprise
In 2007, University of Melbourne venom researcher, Dr Bryan Fry travelled… Read more

Sea spiders provide insights into Antarctic evolution
Sea spider expert, Dr Claudia Arango, visited the Australian Antarctic… Read more

Call for applications for Bob Hawke Antarctic Science Fellowship
Environment Protection Minister, Peter Garrett, is calling for scientists… Read more

Measuring fast ice in Antarctica
The ability to detect changes in Antarctic ‘fast ice’ (stationary sea ice… Read more

Australian Antarctic explorer dies aged 104
The last surviving member of the 1929–31 British, Australian and New… Read more

Antarctic and marine research in focus
What can the chemicals in seals’ whiskers tell us about their diet? Find… Read more

Non-lethal whale research reaps rewards
Australian Minister for Environment Protection Peter Garrett and New… Read more

Dr Tas van Ommen on ABC Television
Drought has gripped south-west Western Australia for decades, and while… Read more

Antarctic scientists win Super Science Fellowship
Australian Antarctic Division scientists, Dr Steve Nicol and Dr Nick… Read more

Sea ice scientist wins Fresh Science award
Young sea ice scientist, Natalia Galin, is one of 16 winners of this… Read more

Antarctic marine census in the spotlight
As the Census of Antarctic Marine Life draws to a close, Project Manager… Read more

Minister marks 2010 National Whale Day
Environment Protection Minister, Peter Garrett, today launched the third… Read more

Rising tide of interest in sea level rise
Tide gauges installed at Antarctica and Macquarie Island nearly 100 years… Read more

Largest Antarctic aerial whale survey completed
Environment Protection Minister Peter Garrett and Innovation Minister… Read more

Research improves understanding of threats to Antarctic wildlife
Environment Protection Minister, Peter Garrett, today launched the book… Read more

Whale tails tell tales
Marine scientists from around the world are being encouraged to match… Read more

Breaking new ground in marine science
One of the most comprehensive ecosystem surveys conducted in the Southern… Read more

Continued support for Australia-Antarctica airlink
The highly successful Australia-Antarctica Airlink will continue thanks to… Read more

25th anniversary of the discovery of the ozone hole
In May 1985, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) described… Read more

33rd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
An Australian delegation is in Uruguay for the next two weeks for the 33rd… Read more

Gigantic iceberg altering natural processes
The gigantic iceberg which calved from the Mertz Glacier in mid-February… Read more

Casey station breaks snowfall record
Australia’s Casey station has experienced its biggest daily snowfall total… Read more

Whales fertilising the Southern Ocean
The important role whale poo plays in the productivity of the Southern… Read more

New Antarctic conservation laws adopted
Australia has adopted new laws to improve the conservation of Antarctic… Read more

Age Matters
For the next 18 months, fisheries research assistants Jeremy Verdouw and… Read more

A focus on krill
Krill: Read all about it in a special issue of Deep-Sea Research Part II! Read more

Getting to the core of climate
How do scientists extract 3000 years of climate history from an ice core? Read more

Australia’s Antarctic gateway to host 2012 Treaty meeting
The Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts and the… Read more

Antarctic whale expedition returns
The world’s largest, non-lethal whale research expedition has returned… Read more

Australian seabird ecologist wins prestigious marine conservation award
Seabird ecologist, Dr Ben Sullivan, has won a $150 000 Pew Fellowship in… Read more

Whale expedition homeward bound
After a successful six weeks in the Southern Ocean, the Australian led… Read more

Australian Antarctic pioneer dies at 97
The Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts, Peter… Read more

Antarctic whale expedition at half way mark
The joint Australian-New Zealand Antarctic Whale Expedition is on track… Read more

Massive iceberg calves from the Mertz Glacier
A massive iceberg, measuring 78 kilometres long and 39 kilometres wide… Read more

Keeping science cool
Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Division have a new… Read more

Antarctic snowfall linked to West Australian drought
An Antarctic ice core has revealed a link between drought conditions in… Read more

Whale expedition heads south
The largest collaborative whale research voyage ever undertaken is on its… Read more

Southern Ocean whale expedition
Marine Biologist Dr Nick Gales explains the aims of a joint Australia-New… Read more

Minister Garrett launches the Antarctic whale research expedition
Australian Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, and New Zealand… Read more

The coolest job in the world
The coolest job in the world is up for grabs — and it could be yours. Read more

Australian Antarctic Arts Fellows announced
A Melbourne sound artist and an Adelaide choreographer and performer have… Read more

Diving at Davis station
Listen to benthic ecologist, Dr Jonny Stark, explain the Antarctic… Read more