From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is shrinking rapidly, the floating glaciers known as […]

Protect Antarctica to keep Earth habitable, scientists warn Antarctica may feel distant, but its fate is deeply tied to ours. In a new Nature comment article, leading Antarctic scientists – including ACEAS Director Professor Matt King and colleagues from University of Tasmania, CSIRO and University College London – have sounded the alarm that urgent action […]

ACEAS former Deputy Director, Professor Nerilie Abram Farewell and congratulations to ACEAS Deputy Director August marked a significant transition for ACEAS as we farewelled our Deputy Director, Professor Nerilie Abram (Australian National University), who has stepped into the nationally significant role of Chief Scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Since ACEAS’s inception, Nerilie’s insight, […]