A box-shaped yellow instrument hanging above the ocean with a large orange octopus attached to one side.

Sinking better than swimming on the Southern Ocean’s carbon export highway

Antarctic krill migrating between the Southern Ocean’s surface and seafloor depths, make a “surprisingly small” contribution to… Read more
Aerial view of the ice core campsite showing shipping containers, tractors and the foundations for a large drilling shelter

Australia's search for Antarctica's oldest ice

Drilling has begun in Australia’s quest for the oldest, continuous ice core record of Earth’s climate, dating back more than one… Read more

A thick ice shelf floating on a dark blue ocean.

Little things make big ice shelves melt

At thousands of kilometres long and hundreds of metres deep, Antarctic ice… Read more

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