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Antarctic heat, wild Australian winter: what’s happening to the weather and what it means for the rest of the year

Australia’s south and east have seen freezing temperatures and wild weather this winter. At the same time, the continent as a whole – and the globe – have continued to warm.

The Conversation · Aug 5, 2024

Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave

Reported temperatures on continent in midwinter reach 28C above expectations on some days in July

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024

Australia's Antarctic research needs '100-year plan'

An inquiry into the importance of Antarctica to Australia's interests has been told of the need for longer-term funding and issues around competing interests.

AAP · Aug 1, 2024

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From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

As global temperatures inch upwards year after year, the world’s glaciers retreat. These rivers of ice and the even larger ice sheets which cover Greenland and Antarctica are melting – and the melt is speeding up.

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024

An Underwater Drone Helped Scientists Explore the Final Glacial Frontier

A team of scientists deployed an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to explore beneath Dotson ice shelf, on the western side of Antarctica.

Inverse · Jul 31, 2024

Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic ice

The unusual patterns, found beneath West Antarctica's Doston Ice Shelf, could help scientists to better understand how glaciers erode.

LiveScience · Jul 31, 2024

10 times the aurora australis inspired remarkable works of art

Social media has once again lit up with the spectacle of aurora australis, also known as the Southern Lights, as it became visible in some skies across the southern states last night.

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024

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Diving with penguins: tech gives ocean scientists a bird’s-eye view of foraging in Antarctic waters

Chinstrap penguins are members of Antarctica’s brush-tailed group of penguins. They’re easily identified by the feature that gives them their name – a black strap that runs from ear to ear below the chin. The species is found mostly in the Western Antarctic Peninsula region, on far-flung isles such as…

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2024

Idiotfruit and tree kangaroos: here’s why the ancient rainforests of Queensland’s Wet Tropics are so distinctive

In Queensland’s northern reaches lie the Wet Tropics, spanning about 450 kilometres between Townsville and Cooktown. These mountainous rainforests are a relic of the ancient continent of Gondwana, dating back million of years when Australia and parts of Antarctica were covered in rainforest.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2024

Forgotten, Half-Century Old Film Photographs Reveal A Hidden Truth About Antartica’s Glaciers

An archive of more than 300,000 historical images contains an invaluable record of this area from 1968.

Inverse · Jul 14, 2024

Why saline lakes are the canary in the coalmine for the world’s water resources

When it comes to inland surface water bodies, saline lakes are unique. They make up 44% of all lakes worldwide and are found on every continent including Antarctica. These lakes’ existence depends on a delicate balance between a river basin’s water input (precipitation and inflows) and output (evaporation and seepage).

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2024

Endurance: Ring of protection extended around Shackleton's famous shipwreck off Antarctica

Discovery of Polar explorer’s historic vessel in 2022 caused sensation

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2024

We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse

In March 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed catastrophically, breaking up an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania.

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024

Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’

Moss that grows in Mojave desert and Antarctica may help establish life on the red planet, researchers say

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

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AAP · Jun 30, 2024

Whale may have towed tangled items from Antarctica

A humpback whale off the Victorian coast has been freed from a tangle of fishing lines, ropes and buoys that it may have towed all the way from Antarctica.

Cycling Weekly · Jun 24, 2024

New RAAM record: Colin O’Brady and Lucas Clarke complete the 3,064-mile race in 6 days, 6 hours and 43 minutes

When childhood friends Colin O'Brady and Lucas Clarke reached the Race Across America finish line in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday evening, they may not have fulfilled their "Sub Six" goal, but celebrations were in order all the same.

LiveScience · Jun 20, 2024

Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice

"There was this gigantic river system": Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2024

Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang

Dr Steph Kaefer spent three weeks documenting unique colloquialisms on the frozen continent after newcomers were struck by the distinctive vocabulary

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Newcastle Herald · Jun 13, 2024

'Buried in the ice': Black Summer conditions found seven times in the past

Song of fire and ice in Antarctica sparks bushfire warning.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024

Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer

Australia has a long history of bushfires. The 2019-2020 Black Summer was the worst in recorded history. But was that the worst it could get?

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024

Wreck of the last ship of famed Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada

The wreck of the last ship belonging to a famous Irish-born British explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Canada by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society

LiveScience · Jun 7, 2024

Blood Falls: Antarctica's crimson waterfall forged from an ancient hidden heart

Iron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what looks like a bloody mess — but the so-called Blood Falls aren't as gruesome as they first appear and sound.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2024

A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work

Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth’s unforgiving polar environments. Our study, published today in PLOS Climate, investigated what their experiences are actually like.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2024

How the 1901 Discovery expedition’s polar explorers stayed healthy during their Antarctic journey

Antarctica is the most inhospitable continent on earth. It’s dry, cold, and completely dark for months of the year. Edwardian explorers were some of the first to brave the Antarctic winter, developing new knowledge still drawn upon by scientists today.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

Chocolate, noodles flown in for dark Antarctic winter

The Australian Defence Force has stepped in to deliver crucial winter supplies, and some home comforts, to expeditioners in Antarctica.

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