Penguins and seabirds account for 15 per cent of records in the new database. Photo: Chris Wilson AFTER 16 years, Australian Antarctic scientists have created a database of more than 35,600 records of plant and animal life in ice-free areas of the continent in a boost for future studies. The records, some more than 200 years…
Different types of sea ice and icebergs off East Antarctica. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory Antarctica is in meltdown and the world needs to do more or global sea levels may rise by 50m or more, says polar scientists. The call was made at the end of an emergency summit (the Australian Antarctic Research Conference) which…
Scientists researching in Antarctic to learn more about ice sheet retreat. Photo: Nick Morgan/ #AusAntarctic Nearly 500 polar experts from around the country are in Hobart for a national emergency summit on Antarctica. The Australian Antarctic Research Conference is being held at the University of Tasmania and runs from today to Friday. Conference steering committee chairman…
The Dr Isobel Bennett Southern Ocean Research Aquarium is due to be completed in 2028. Image: Preston Lane Architects A NEW aquarium and research facility going up in Hobart is to be named after marine biologist pioneer Dr Isobel Bennett. Dr Bennett AO (1909-2008) was a researcher who conducted early studies of Australian plankton and…
The first clue to the lake’s existence came when a smooth depression was spotted on satellite imaging of the ice sheet. Source: Freepik. A newly discovered lake off the coast Antarctica was found by scientists investigating the underside of the world’s largest ice sheet, and it might reveal some key information about the ice continent.…