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Stuff - As the world goes through what some scientists believe to be its hottest year on record, emperor penguin populations in the Antarctic are suffering catastrophic losses, with no chicks surviving the spring of 2022 in four … Read More

International scientists today called for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean science in the emerging climate crisis, reaffirming Aotearoa New Zealand’s focus on the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in global systems. Read More

To learn all about the action at the New Zealand - Australia Antarctic Science Conference 2023 in Ōtautahi Christchurch read our latest Science Update. Read More

The Press - As wildfires and heatwaves dominate the headlines in the Northern Hemisphere, a Trans-Tasman gathering bringing hundreds of Antarctic experts to a three-day conference in Christchurch has the focus squarely on the bot… Read More

EOS - Antarctic ice drives crucial deep-ocean currents that help regulate Earth’s climate. But the system is slowing down. Read More

NZ Herald - Over past months, scientists have been observing a baffling drop in sea ice around the frozen continent which, for the first time, has been unable to recover to its usual maximum extent over the cold, dark months of w… Read More