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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.

Alarm Bells from the South

Over the last five years, Antarctica has seen an explosion of change, which has significant implications for Australia and the rest of the world. New extremes are emerging, including major heatwaves, record-low sea-ice extent and ice shelf collapses.

These are the alarm bells from the south...

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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.

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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.

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Warning signs from Antarctica: new ACEAS explainer brings recent extremes into focus

21 Jul 2026

Warning signs from Antarctica: new ACEAS explainer brings recent extremes into focus Antarctica may feel remote from everyday life in Australia, but recent events show just how closely connected the frozen continent is to our shores. A new explainer from the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) brings together some of the most […]

Antarctic change drives slowdown of global ocean circulation

16 Jul 2026

Antarctic change drives slowdown of global ocean circulation New Antarctic research shows the deepest layer of the Southern Ocean is shrinking faster than scientists realised, with the rate of change accelerating over the past decade. This is of world-wide significance because as it sinks and fills up to 40% of the global ocean volume, the […]

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 […]