A new study in collaboration with BAS scientists reveals for the first time that zooplankton migration contributes significantly to carbon storage in the Southern Ocean – a process currently...
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has prepared an Initial Environmental Evaluation (IEE) to assess the potential environmental impacts associated with the operation of the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina and...
Australian expeditioners on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island Research Station conducted a high-ground evacuation drill after a series of earthquakes shook the island in March. Three earthquakes hit an area of...
Some populations of Antarctic krill are shifting south, closer to Antarctica, as ocean warming and sea-ice changes alter their habitat.
Scientists fear the movement of krill will have a negative...
A massive Royal Australian Air Force aircraft, usually used to move military equipment and distribute humanitarian aid, has delivered two BK117 helicopters to Antarctica for the first time. The...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South Georgia – the first known cases in the Antarctic region.
Following reports of several...
