Cook Ice Shelf research: why it’s important By Dr Linda Armbrecht, Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science / Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU The Cook Ice Shelf sits in a remote part of East Antarctica, but it plays a major role in Earth’s climate system. Recent […]
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Voyage to Antarctica – without leaving the classroom By Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU EB1JI do Parrinho School, Portugal (Image Credit: F. Rosario) How much do you or your students know about Australia’s research vessel, the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator? Why do scientists travel thousands of kilometres south to study the oceans around Antarctica? How does
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The longest story ever pulled from the seafloor on the RV Investigator By Dr Linda Armbrecht, Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science/Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU Sediment lying beneath the ocean floor acts like a natural archive. Layer by layer, fine grains and pieces of rock
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New model correction improves predictions of Antarctic ice shelf melt Accurately predicting how Antarctic ice shelves melt is critical for understanding future sea-level rise and global climate change. A recent study led by ACEAS PhD researcher Claire Yung from the Australian National University introduces a correction to ocean models that could significantly improve these predictions.
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International collaborative science at the edge of Antarctica By Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAu and Dr Linda Armbrecht, ACEAS/IMAS (University of Tasmania) Research nearby the Cook Ice Shelf is only possible through strong international collaboration. This remote and poorly studied region of East Antarctica demands a wide range of expertise, technologies, and perspectives – and this voyage
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Southern Ocean may store less carbon than climate models assume New research led by ACEAS PhD researcher Annika Oetjens and colleagues at the University of Tasmania reveals that the Southern Ocean may be storing less carbon than climate models assume – with important implications for future climate projections. The Southern Ocean plays an outsized role
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Leading from the front: women shaping Antarctic science on the COOKIES voyage By Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU and Dr Linda Armbrecht, ACEAS/IMAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and marine expeditions were once territories where women were excluded by tradition, superstition (bad luck), and systemic barriers. Today, that history is being actively rewritten through leadership,
The invisible engineers of the Southern Ocean: a story from a drop of seawater By Amaranta Focardi, University of Technology Sydney, and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU Did you know that a single drop of seawater can contain millions of microbes? Much like the miniature universe hidden inside a marble in Men in Black, an entire world
‘Pass the pool noodle’: the ordinary items doing extraordinary things for science at sea By Lucinda Duxbury, IMAS/ACEAS (University of Tasmania) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU ‘Who’s seen the toothpicks?’ ‘Pass the pool noodle.’ From what we’re saying, you wouldn’t guess we’re in a floating lab in East Antarctica. And no, the pool noodles aren’t
Science and art meet in the Southern Ocean By Luca Magri, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies/University of Tasmania and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU The Southern Ocean is an immense water mass. The way it moves directly affects how other water masses circulate all around the globe, shaping the resulting climate systems from the tropics to
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