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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.

Antarctic seafloor mission makes “astounding” discoveries

05 Feb 2025

Antarctic seafloor mission makes “astounding” discoveries A team of international researchers on board New Zealand’s Ross Sea ‘ACTUATE’ Voyage 2025 is celebrating the discovery of vibrant, complex seafloor communities near the Ross Ice Shelf and Ross Island. The benthic ecology team on board NIWA’s RV Tangaroa, includes University of Tasmania marine ecologist/ACEAS Chief Investigator Dr […]

Welcome to Professor Sridhar Anandakrishnan

03 Feb 2025

Welcome to Professor Sridhar Anandakrishnan ACEAS is honoured to welcome a special guest over the coming months. Professor Sridhar Anandakrishnan is with us from Pennsylvania, USA as a visiting Fulbright Scholar. His project is entitled ‘East meets West: integrating results from recent research in East and West Antarctica.’ We caught up with Professor Anandakrishnan to […]

Successful mooring deployment to unlock deep secrets of glacier stability

29 Jan 2025

Successful mooring deployment to unlock deep secrets of glacier stability The successful deployment of a deep-water mooring line in between the Scott and Denman Glaciers will feed back critical long-term data on the area’s warming waters, giving researchers new insights into the drivers of potential ice melt. In a breakthrough moment of the Denman Terrestrial […]

Melting at the fringes

17 Jan 2025

Melting at the fringes When it comes to melting ice, the process in the oceans isn’t as straightforward as it is in a glass of water. In a new review, scientists reveal the multitude of ocean processes that contribute to ice shelf melt. The combined effect of these processes will determine future climate and sea-level […]

Revealing the Underbelly: Antarctic Under-Ice Ocean

10 Jan 2025

Revealing the Underbelly: Antarctic Under-Ice Ocean The Southern Ocean plays a vital role in regulating Earth’s climate, yet its icy depths have long remained shrouded in mystery. Now, a groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (JGR Oceans) has provided a new observation-based dataset that sheds light on this hidden world, including during […]