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Antarctic researchers gain insights from on high as they count seals from space

Scientists used satellite images and more than 300,000 volunteers to count Weddell seals, a key Southern Ocean indicator species

The Guardian - AU

Thwaites 'doomsday' glacier could begin rapid melt with 'just a small kick', researchers say

Scientists have mapped underwater terrain near the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica for the first time, showing the massive glacier has the potential to retreat at twice the speed observed over the past decade.

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Antarctic stations are plagued by sexual harassment – it's time for things to change

In October 2017, Antarctic science had its own #MeToo moment. Science magazine published a piece on allegations of abuse of female geoscientists in Antarctica – the most remote environment in the world.

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‘Nella Dan, Nella Dan, Nella Dan’: the ghost of the lost red ship that called me to Antarctica

As a child, Favel Parrett was devastated when the Danish polar explorer Nella Dan was scuttled. As an adult, she brought it back to life

The Guardian - AU

Emperor Penguins Live Up To 373 Miles Further North Than Previously Believed

Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and are endemic to Antarctica.

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Australian polar explorers complete final gear check before attempting first unsupported coast-to-coast crossing of Antarctica

Two Australian surgeons will attempt "one of the last great journeys left on Earth" with a 200kg sled and just three pairs of socks.

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Sexual harassment and assault plague U.S. research bases in Antarctica, report says

A new report commissioned by the National Science Foundation finds a culture of silence and fear among employees at U.S.-run facilities in Antarctica.

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Researcher using maths to help Antarctica recognised in Young Tall Poppy STEM awards

Twelve young Queenslanders have been recognised for their efforts in research, including a mathematician who codes models to help scientists understand vulnerable environments.

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Antarctica’s Ice Could Be Melting Much Faster Than Previously Thought

A massive tsunami would swamp New York City and beyond, killing millions. London, Venice and Mumbai would also become aquariums.

Zenger

Fewer than 120,000 people inhabit Kiribati yet they apparently hold $682m in Australian banks

Fewer than 120,000 people inhabit Kiribati and the median household income is about $12,000. Yet data released by the Australian Taxation Office reveals $682 million in Australian bank accounts belong to foreign tax residents from the tiny Pacific nation.

ABC News

Satellite Imagery Shows Antarctic Ice Shelf Crumbling Faster than Thought

Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet over the past 25 years, a satellite analysis showed on Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind study, led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near…

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Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought

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The world's biggest ice sheet is more vulnerable to global warming than scientists previously thought

The eastern two thirds of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet so large that if it melted the sea would rise by 52 metres. Most scientists had once thought this ice sheet was largely invulnerable to climate change, but not any more. And our new research, published in Nature,…

The Conversation

Ice shelves hold back Antarctica's glaciers from adding to sea levels – but they're crumbling

As Antarctica’s slow rivers of ice hit the sea, they float, forming ice shelves. These shelves extend the glaciers into the ocean until they calve into icebergs.

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Troubling new research shows warm waters rushing towards the world's biggest ice sheet in Antarctica

Warmer waters are flowing towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to our alarming new research which reveals a potential new driver of global sea-level rise.

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Toyota Hilux AT44 Is A Six-Wheeled Monster Truck Made For The Extremes

Arctic Trucks didn't hold back in building this rig for conquering Antarctica.

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Hidden 'sponges' may up Antarctic ice loss

Geological formations that hold vast amounts of groundwater under Antarctica's ice sheet could be causing it to shrink more quickly, a new study suggests.

The Hindu

Parliament Recap | A look at the Bills introduced in the last session

The important provisions and status of the Bills introduced in the Parliament during the March-April session

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‘Polar Preet’ aims to become first woman to trek solo across Antarctica

British Army medical officer Preet Chandi became the first woman of colour to complete a solo, unaided trip to the South Pole in January.

The Guardian - AU

Antarctica bathed in dazzling colours in afterglow of Tonga eruption

Scientists say aerosols thrown into stratosphere in January responsible for volcanic twilight ‘afterglows’

ABC News

Tasmanian cultural heritage curator Elspeth Wishart reflects on a fascinating career

Researching convicts and ghosts has taken the museum curator to some of the world's most remote places — but after 40 years, there's still one mystery she desperately hopes can be solved.

The Conversation

We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future

Alarming stories from Antarctica are now more frequent than ever; the ice surface is melting, floating ice shelves are collapsing and glaciers are flowing faster into the ocean.

The Canberra Times

Sidney Nolan's search for paradise

This is a blockbuster - minus the razzmatazz - that brings together Nolan's best work.

Zenger

Holey Unacceptable: Scientists Find Ozone Hole In Tropics Much Bigger Than In Antarctica

A hole in the ozone layer seven times bigger than the one over the Antarctic continent has been discovered sitting over the tropics – and has been there for over 30 years.

ABC News

Antarctic ice-core research holds lessons about drought patterns in WA's South-West

Ancient ice cores drilled from Antarctic glaciers shed light on why Western Australia's South-West region is experiencing a drought on a scale that has only occurred twice before in 2,000 years.

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