Read the latest ACEAS news as we seek to uncover the mysteries of East Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and better understand emerging climate risks.
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 […]
COOKIES wrap up: 55 Days in the Southern Ocean By Dr Linda Armbrecht, Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science/Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU Fifty-five days in the Southern Ocean is long enough to lose track of which day it is, but not long enough to lose […]
ACEAS Director Professor Matt King. Image credit: Peter W Allen UTAS. Tasmania unites for Antarctic science Tasmania’s role as Australia’s Antarctic gateway took centre stage today as representatives from all three levels of government joined leading Antarctic and Southern Ocean scientists at Parliament House to explore Why Antarctica matters to Tasmania. Hosted by the Tasmanian […]