Cook Ice Shelf research: why it’s important By Dr Linda Armbrecht, Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science / Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU The Cook Ice Shelf sits in a remote part of East Antarctica, but it plays a major role in Earth’s climate system. Recent […]
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Voyage to Antarctica – without leaving the classroom By Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU EB1JI do Parrinho School, Portugal (Image Credit: F. Rosario) How much do you or your students know about Australia’s research vessel, the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator? Why do scientists travel thousands of kilometres south to study the oceans around Antarctica? How does
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What’s the big deal about sedimentary ancient DNA? By Ana Gomes, Research Fellow, NORCE (Norwegian Research Centre) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU Most people don’t get excited about mud – but for us, there is nothing more satisfying than a long, continuous, and well-preserved sediment core. What looks like ordinary mud is actually a layered archive
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