Three consecutive extremely low sea ice summers strengthens the case for a new regime in Antarctic sea ice.
A suite of tools is helping scientists “taste” the properties of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean to better-understand why more heat is seeping towards the icy continent.
Monash University’s Amelia Pearson has set sail with a team of scientists who want to find out why Earth’s strongest current is “leaking” more heat towards Antarctica.
Sea ice around Antarctica has always followed a predictable seasonal cycle. Now, we’ve experienced a sudden dramatic loss, and the changes are here to stay.
Temperatures plummeted across southeast Australia this week, with Canberra experiencing its lowest temperature since 2018 and the lowest for June since 1986. What’s going on?
The Antarctic ice sheet has advanced and retreated over the past 10,000 years. It holds stark warnings, and possibly some hope, for the future.
A new report on the continent emphasises the need for urgent action, and makes recommendations that aim to help set the climate change agenda for the region for years to come.
Mapping the previous melting of glaciers in the Antarctic is helping researchers predict what lies ahead for the ice giants – and the wider consequences.
From Monash to the Subantarctic and the Pilbara, Tim Ealey was a trailblazing academic and adventurer.
A rare fossil tooth discovery has shed light on an extinct group of seals from Australia’s deep past.
In a warming world, many cold-blooded species face a new challenge: developing successfully despite rising temperatures.
Researchers have made a surprising discovery about penguins’ diets after analysing their faeces.
Will the icy wilderness we know today survive, or will it succumb to climate change and human pressure? Our choices over the coming decade will seal its fate.
Think you're tough? In the survival stakes, we humans have nothing over our bacterial companions.
Over coming decades, Australia’s economic prosperity and wellbeing will depend more and more on our ability to foster and sustain a culture of innovation. Universities will be vital to this endeavour, not only in their role as centres for...
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