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Fishing for a glacier's secrets

Fishing for
a glacier's
secrets

It’s an ice fishing trip like no other.

A five-metre long drill. More than a kilometre of line. On a glacier tongue over an unmapped ocean. The mission: to suspend a string of sensors under the ice that will monitor the temperature, salinity and currents of the ocean below, every hour for the next few years.

How to drill an ice shelf — and why

How to drill
an ice shelf
— and why

Christmas Day 2023. While many of us are at the beach or around the barbie, a plucky team of four scientists and a polar field guide pitch their tents at what must be the world’s most remote campsite: the Shackleton ice shelf.

Antarctic climate research extended

07 Jul 2026

Antarctic climate research extended Funding from the Australian Government is enabling critical research to continue into one of the most powerful engines of the global climate system – the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. As dramatic shifts occur in the region – large swathes of sea ice are disappearing and the rate of change is accelerating […]

From flooding to ‘greening’ – how ocean waves contribute to the seasonal melting of Antarctic sea ice

09 Jun 2026

From flooding to ‘greening’ – how ocean waves contribute to the seasonal melting of Antarctic sea ice A possible ‘missing link’ in what drives the rapid melt back of Southern Ocean sea ice each summer has been identified in a new study by an international team, led by Australian Antarctic Program* scientists. Study leader Dr […]

Endangered Antarctic fur seals reveal resilience – and hidden risks – in a changing ocean

09 Jun 2026

Endangered Antarctic fur seals reveal resilience – and hidden risks – in a changing ocean Circumpolar Antarctic fur seals may all look alike on the surface but new research shows they are anything but identical in how they survive in a rapidly changing ocean. A new study led by Dr Noémie Friscourt from the Institute […]

Seasonal Newsletters

Read the latest ACEAS Seasonal newsletters as we seek to uncover the mysteries of East Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and better understand emerging climate risks.