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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.

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.

New ocean model goes in for the krill

27 Jul 2023

New ocean model goes in for the krill For the first time, researchers are now able to predict where Antarctic krill populations live and in what numbers—information that is critical to forecasting the future of Southern Ocean ecosystems. The study published this week outlines a new tool, KRILLPODYM, which sheds light on the mysterious lives of these […]

Deep Antarctic ocean currents have slowed in the past three decades

26 May 2023

Deep Antarctic ocean currents have slowed in the past three decades The slowdown in Antarctic circulation reduces oxygen levels across the world’s deep seas. Photo: Tom Williams. Researchers have found that the deep ocean circulation around parts of Antarctica has slowed by 30 per cent since the 1990s, reducing oxygen levels across the world’s deep […]

New map unlocks deep digital data of Antarctica’s history

22 May 2023

New map unlocks deep digital data of Antarctica’s history By GNS Science It’s not just ice out there. 0.5% of the surface of Antarctica is exposed geology which can tell us a lot about the history – and the future – of the continent. GeoMAP Antarctica is the first detailed digital database that collates all […]

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.