Antarctica
Environment
Book extract
When Australia’s first Environment Ambassador helped save Antarctica from mining
Australia has had a special Ambassador for the Environment since 1989, and without that first appointment, Antarctica might’ve been open to commercial mining
Environment
“I’ll never forget the first iceberg we saw”
Animal scientist Dr Kristy DiGiacomo switched goats for penguins when she travelled to Antarctica as part of a global women in STEMM leadership program
Environment
The Southern Ocean is Earth’s climate ‘engine room’
A shipboard monitoring system is giving researchers much-needed measurements of Antarctic wind, waves and ice
Sciences & Technology
Fossil forests under Antarctic ice
Recently described fossils are the most diverse yet of forests that grew in Antarctica around 56 million years ago, providing valuable information about Earth’s past and future climate
Sciences & Technology
Challenging the climate of bias
Although there’s still inequality in STEMM, the largest ever all-woman expedition to Antarctica is working to challenge the future
Politics & Society
Go Figure
The geopolitics of Antarctica
Sixty years ago, countries around the world came together at a time of frosty global politics to establish the Antarctic Treaty, but its focus was on diplomacy rather than the environment
Sciences & Technology
How do aerosols help our atmosphere clean itself?
Antarctica’s pristine air and waters - and a unique shipboard laboratory - are helping researchers delve into climate change
Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
If we could talk to the animals
Happy animals are more productive, and in turn have happier and wealthier owners. Animal welfare scientist Rebecca Doyle is sharing these ideas with farmers in the developing world
Sciences & Technology
What pancake ice tells us about the climate
The first fresh-water wave tank of its kind in the world is being used to study how pancake ice forms and melts, and could inform how we better model our global climate
Politics & Society
Under the Microscope
The winding road to Yale
Emma Shortis is the first University of Melbourne student to receive the prestigious Yale Fox International Fellowship, which she credits to media engagement