As extreme environmental events increase in Antarctica, scientific operations will face mounting challenges, as argued in this Perspective, which assesses potential impacts on research stations and ac...

Measuring the research impact of Australian East Antarctic ice core publications: a contextual analysis

The story behind 20 years of quiet Australian diplomacy to rewrite rules for 70% of the world’s oceans.

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Nature Climate Change - Climate change will expose new ice-free areas of Antarctica. Now a study explores how climate change might spur the first ‘gold rush’ on the unexploited continent.

Nature Climate Change - Climate change will expose new ice-free areas of Antarctica. Now a study explores how climate change might spur the first ‘gold rush’ on the unexploited continent.

The University of Melbourne advises with deep sadness of the passing of Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emma Johnston AO, due to complications associated with cancer.

Team Antarctic Science Foundation ("ASF") | Point to Pinnacle & Point to Pub | Hobart 2025 On 16 November 2025, Team ASF will take on the Point to Pinnacle, the world’s toughest half marathon and run...

The charge sheet for “high treason” tells of Moscow’s efforts to undermine the Antarctic Treaty System from within.

A document linked to the arrest of a scientist has raised questions about whether Russia has long-term ambitions to exploit oil resources in Antarctica, where mining is banned indefinitely.

Japan and Australia working together in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

Colleagues and friends remember a thoughtful man of the law, champion of the Antarctic and "one of the funniest men".

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is cutting funding for polar research in the USA. Could these disruptions to Antarctic research have an impact on Antarctic protection? In an interview, ...

The Antarctic Slope Current shields Antarctica from warm waters. But new research shows meltwater is speeding up the current, which could make it more unstable.

Since 1958, the US has led on Antarctic diplomacy and science. Trump’s funding cuts will diminish US capacity in Antarctica as China expands its presence.

The rules and norms that have protected the frozen continent from geopolitical competition are set to be tested.

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Japan and Australia in Antarctic governance: its 70-Year History Who could have imagined the current strategically important collaboration between Japan and Australia in the Indo-Pacific area as well ...

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the role that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean play as integral parts of the Earth System. While often characterised as the last great wilderness on ...

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been reduced, and the agency faces steeper cuts soon.

The president eliminated the agency’s budget for major construction by disputing “emergency” appropriations made by Congress.

Philip Clark speaks with Dr Tony Press, Adjunct Professor at the University of Tasmania and one of Australia's leading experts on Antarctica, to get a sense of who's doing what and why with his unique...

Antarctic Science has widened its disciplinary remit, and bursary applications can reflect that

Australia's icebreaker is about to embark on one of its most important missions since coming into service more than three years ago.

A parliamentary inquiry into the importance of Antarctica to Australia's national interests has made 13 recommendations, including increased inspections to ensure other countries are complying with no...

The set-up up team is at Bunger Hills, 450 km from Casey research station, getting Edgeworth David base camp ready for scientists to start arriving. It’s the last year of the Denman Terrestrial Campai...

ACAP encouraged CCAMLR Members to engage with its work by attending upcoming meetings and sharing relevant research. ACAP’s next triennial Meeting of the Parties will take place in May 2025 in Dunedin, New Zealand, followed by Working Group meetings in 2026.

RMS is the ARC's Research Management System, a web-based system used by eligible researchers to prepare and submit research proposals and assessments under the ARC National Competitive Grants Program ...

The icebreakers have been invited to expand their use of Hobart as part of a push by the Tasmanian government to capitalise on China's growing interest in Antarctica.

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