Gateway to Antarctica: a marine scientist shares Tasmania’s wild wonders With a passion for science and nature, this whale researcher feels right at home in the island state The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024
Earth's ice caps are in serious trouble One study projects that the Arctic could see summer days without sea ice within the next decade Salon · Mar 11, 2024
Can Antarctica serve as a model for international cooperation on the moon? Multiple nations are targeting the moon as an off-Earth destination for long-term human presence. What can they learn from the international research endeavors underway in Antarctica? Space · Mar 3, 2024
'Very Worried': Scientists Fret As Antarctic Sea Ice Dwindles Sea ice levels in Antarctica have registered historic lows for three consecutive years, portending grave consequences for life on Earth as we know it. International Business Times · Mar 2, 2024
'2023 just blew everything off the charts': Antarctic sea ice hits troubling low for third consecutive year Sea ice extent in Antarctica is vital for keeping ice on the continent and sea levels low. But its dwindling extent could mean the continent has shifted to a new regime, with global ramifications. LiveScience · Feb 29, 2024
El Niño kickstarted the melting of Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' 80 years ago, new study reveals Rapid melting of the Thwaites Glacier in west Antarctica began in the 1940s following an unusually hot El Niño fluctuation, ice cores have revealed. LiveScience · Feb 27, 2024
Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region’s huge penguin colonies. The Hindu · Feb 27, 2024
‘Challenge of a lifetime’: UK charity seeks applicants for jobs in Antarctica No flush toilets or running water are on offer, but perks include breathtaking landscapes, whales and lots of penguins The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
Scientists confirm first cases of bird flu on mainland Antarctica Fears for penguin colonies after the discovery of the highly contagious H5N1 virus in two dead skuas The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row The extent of ice floating around the continent has contracted to below 2m sq km for three years in a row, indicating an ‘abrupt critical transition’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2024
Scientists Uncover Mystery Of Giant Antarctic Sea Spider Reproduction Discover the groundbreaking study on the reproductive behavior of giant Antarctic sea spiders, unraveling a long-standing mystery in marine biology. Top News · Feb 20, 2024
“We had a song called Sitting With A Duck On A Bay, and a song with the title Duck’s End. We thought, ‘Are we writing an album with a story here?’” The Aristocrats’ new record is many things, but it’s not The Wall Cartoon duck takes on malevolent police penguin on an Antarctic island in the trio’s concept outing – which is also their hardest-hitting work to date Louder · Feb 16, 2024
Experience: I sort the post in Antarctica I have the nicest commute. I pass seals on an iceberg and penguins The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024
Studying The Otherworldly Sounds In Antarctic Waters In freezing Antarctic waters, amid bobbing chunks of floating ice, the hums, pitches and echoes of life in the deep are helping scientists understand the behavior and movements of marine mammals. International Business Times · Feb 15, 2024
Salon · Feb 14, 2024 Antarctica's past — and future — melt The West Antarctic Ice Sheet once shrank by 450 meters. Climate change is repeating history
LiveScience · Feb 13, 2024 California-size Antarctic ice sheet once thought stable may actually be at tipping point for collapse Researchers have discovered the base of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, which holds enough ice to raise sea levels by as much as 10 feet, may already be partially thawed.
International Business Times · Feb 6, 2024 Scientists Study Levels Of Toxic Mercury In Antarctic Seals, Whales A gunshot interrupts the peaceful sleep of a leopard seal, lying nonchalantly on a small piece of ice floating in the shadow of an Antarctic glacier.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024 How do you stop a glacier from melting? Simple – put up an underwater curtain A 100km-long curtain moored to the Amundsen Sea bed in Antarctica could prevent catastrophic flooding elsewhere, say scientists
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2024 ‘Quite a surprise’: king penguin swims thousands of kilometres to find itself on South Australian beach The bird, usually found on subantarctic islands, believed to be undergoing annual moulting on land at Coorong beach
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 First penguins die in Antarctic of deadly H5N1 bird flu strain With confirmed or suspected cases in two Antarctic penguin species, researchers fear highly contagious virus could rip through colonies
The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2024 Morning Mail: fresh warning over Antarctic melt; gas move before new cost-of living relief; De Minaur out of Open Australia is not prepared for how ice changes could pummel its economy, a leading scientist says
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024 Labour MP stirred by disappearing Antarctic ice and her father’s legacy Anna McMorrin says Labour ‘absolutely determined’ on net zero after visiting Antarctica and finding report by her father, a polar researcher
The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2024 Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns Exclusive: Prof Matt King says accelerated melting could transform country and affect viability of some agricultural industries
Advnture · Jan 15, 2024 Australian woman runs record-breaking 1,300km Antarctica ultramarathon Donna Urquhart takes 26 days to break the endurance record in some of the harshest conditions on Earth
The Conversation · Jan 14, 2024 Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human population, but it has inspired a wealth of imaginative literature When I was working on my book Antarctica in Fiction, friends and colleagues would joke about what an easy task I had taken on. How many writers would choose to set a novel in a continent with no permanent human population? Surely a dozen or so books would cover it.