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Things are not looking good for global sea ice. In February 2025, Antarctic and Arctic sea ice combined hit a new low scientists reported. Read More

In an exciting development for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research, Antarctica New Zealand has received new Strategic Catalyst funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). Up to five million dollars … Read More

Better access to data, a new grant to foster more science collaboration with Australia, and the final programme for the Antarctic Science Platform Hui. The March edition of the Science Update is now out. Read More

A University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study is developing innovative methods to accurately predict how ice sheets and glaciers are deforming and moving. Read More

In July 1911, it took Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Edward Wilson and Henry Bowers 19 days to travel from Cape Evans to the emperor penguin rookery at Cape Crozier. Pulling sleds first across the sea ice of McMurdo Sound, and then acros… Read More

In some places, the underside of the sea ice looks like giant green clouds. These are the 'grass meadows' of Antarctica, made up of phytoplankton, or microalgae - the foundation of the complex food web that powers all life here. Read More