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Science Update 1
30 June 2023

Science Update - June

Read the new Science Achievements Report, get your ticket for Antarctica After Dark, and find out how lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys are changing. Read More

2023 Scott Base Midwinter Dinner Team Photos
29 June 2023

SBR Update | June 2023

Mid-winter is a special time in Antarctica - it signals the half way point of the long winter months and that we are one step closer to the first sunrise. Read More

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19 June 2023

Unique Antarctic ecosystem under threat from climate change

Scientists from New Zealand and the US have discovered new information revealing how climate change is affecting one of the most extreme and unique ecosystems on Earth, Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys. Read More

Emperor Close Up 2
14 June 2023

Antarctic tipping points

The slow-down of the Southern Ocean circulation, a dramatic drop in the extent of sea ice and unprecedented heatwaves are all raising concerns that Antarctica may be approaching tipping points. Read More

Last sunset
6 June 2023

Feeling sad or SAD? Lessons from Antarctica on how to get through winter

It’s 9am in Antarctica and Greg Kukutai has taken his laptop outside into absolute darkness. In -45C conditions, the winter leader of Scott Base pans the camera about to show, well, not much. The lights of the base are blazing bu… Read More

Science Update 1
31 May 2023

Science Update - May

Learn about the McMurdo Wet Valleys, sea ice and a new geological mapping database for Antarctica. Read More

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