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How elephant seals can help us understand a changing Southern Ocean

How elephant seals can help us understand a changing Southern Ocean Every year, thousands of elephant seals leave subantarctic islands and disappear into the vast Southern Ocean for months at a time. Out there – often thousands of kilometres from land – they dive continuously, hunting in the dark depths of one of the planet’s […]

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Emperor penguin chicks at Cape Crozier. Credit: Mary-Anne Lea

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins.

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Dr Adele Morrison and Dr Mark Hoggard

ACEAS investigators recognised with prestigious Australian Academy of Sciences 2026 Honorific Awards

ACEAS investigators recognised with prestigious Australian Academy of Sciences 2026 Honorific Awards The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) congratulates two investigators who have been recognised with 2026 Honorific Awards from the Australian Academy of Sciences, celebrating excellence and leadership across the national scientific community. ACEAS Chief Investigator Dr Adele Morrison (Australian National

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Dr Jacqueline Halpin receiving her award from the Royal Society of Tasmania.

ACEAS Chief Investigator awarded Banks Medal by Royal Society of Tasmania

ACEAS Chief Investigator awarded Banks Medal by Royal Society of Tasmania Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) Chief Investigator, Associate Professor Dr Jacqueline Halpin from the University of Tasmania, has been awarded one of Tasmania’s most prestigious scientific honours, the Max R. Banks Medal, by the Royal Society of Tasmania. The medal recognises

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