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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.

Antarctic algae research earns NZ’s stamp of approval

17 Dec 2025

Antarctic algae research earns NZ’s stamp of approval What might happen to microscopic algae living under Antarctic sea ice if light conditions change with climate change? A team of researchers from the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) collaborated with a team of global researchers to find out – and their work even […]

Meet our new Chief Investigator: Dr Chen Zhao

17 Dec 2025

Meet ACEAS new Chief Investigator: Dr Chen Zhao ACEAS new Chief Investigator, Dr Chen Zhao (UTAS), has spent more than a decade in Hobart studying Antarctica’s ice sheets and their role in global sea-level rise. We spoke with Chen about her journey from China to Tasmania, her research, and her advice for the next generation […]

Charting change in East Antarctica – DMV Voyage Report now available

16 Dec 2025

RSV Nuyina near the Denman Glacier in East Antarctica. Charting change in East Antarctica – DMV Voyage Report now available The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) is proud to announce the release of the Denman Marine Voyage (DMV) Voyage Report. The report documents the groundbreaking marine science expedition to the Denman Glacier […]

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.