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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.

RSV Nuyina near the Denman Glacier in East Antarctica.

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 […]

ACEAS takes Antarctic science to the heart of decision-making in Canberra

16 Dec 2025

ACEAS takes Antarctic science to the heart of decision-making in Canberra In late November, the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) travelled to Canberra for two important events to engage Australian decision makers in Antarctic and Southern Ocean science. Scientists from ACEAS/AAPP/SAEF at Parliament House in Canberra University-led Antarctic science reception at Australian […]

ACEAS welcomes Treasurer’s announcement of stop-gap funding

11 Dec 2025

RSV Nuyina alongside the Shackleton Ice Shelf during the Denman Marine Voyage. Image: Pete Harmsen / AAD ACEAS welcomes Treasurer’s announcement of stop-gap funding The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) warmly welcomes the announcement by the Treasurer, the Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP, of $5 million in stop-gap funding commencing 1 July […]

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.