#antarcticresearch — Public Fediverse posts

Breaking: 'Psychological risk': Australian scientists to abandon remote island over bird flu fears
By Jano Gibson

The Australian Antarctic Division will launch a mission to extract personnel from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean due to the psychological risk posed by a potential outbreak of bird flu at the remote wildlife sanctuary.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/macquarie-island-scientists-to-be-evacuated-over-bird-flu-fears/107088108

#AntarcticResearch #JanoGibson

🌍💻 Networking week for our group! This week, members of our team represented our working group at two exciting international conferences — one focused on cutting-edge programming, the other on the icy frontiers of Antarctic research! 🧊 Christian and Gunnar attended the #SCAR2026 Open Science Conference in Oslo with great discussions about Antarctic science and policy! Especially, a lot of good input and ideas for the upcoming @AntarcticaInSync and IPY5 initiatives were presented. 💻 Marcus joined the JuliaCon 2026, diving into the vibrant community driving innovation in scientific computing with the Julia programming language. We're happy to see our team engaging with such diverse and impactful scientific communities — from the depths of Antarctic ice to the frontiers of computational tools! ❄️👩‍💻

#SCAR2026 #JuliaCon #JuliaLang #AntarcticResearch #ScientificComputing #Cryosphere #ResearchCommunity

'Ah, sorry guys': Pilot's reaction after Antarctic mishap damages plane
By Jano Gibson

An accident that damaged an Australian-contracted aircraft in Antarctica has triggered new safety protocols on the icy continent, internal government documents show.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/helicopter-fuel-lift-mishap-grounds-plane-antarctica/107016386

#AirIncidents #AirTransportIndustry #AntarcticResearch #JanoGibson

Australian team pulls off 'extraordinary' midwinter rescue in Antarctica
By Jano Gibson

The temperature on the icy continent was a frosty -43 degrees Celsius when an Australian crew evacuated a polar expeditioner after an "urgent request for assistance".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/antarctic-expeditioner-medical-evacuation-us-mcmurdo-station/107005138

#AntarcticResearch #JanoGibson

Hobart wharf demolition paving way for new icebreaker berth
By Madeleine Rojahn

The aging Macquarie Wharf 6 on Hobart's waterfront is being dismantled as part of a project to deliver a modern home port for RSV Nuyina.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/hobart-macquarie-wharf-6-dismantled-for-new-icebreaker-berth/106997850

#MarineTransportIndustry #AntarcticResearch #Infrastructure #MadeleineRojahn

They waited six weeks for a sunrise that lasted just 24 minutes
By Ashlee Aldridge

Researchers spending winter at Australia's southernmost Antarctic research station gathered to celebrate the return of the sun following weeks of darkness.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/davis-antarctic-research-station-no-sun-for-six-weeks/106910010

#AntarcticResearch #WeatherForecasts #AshleeAldridge

Lantern Slide - Ship Discovery Returning to Hobart, BANZARE Voyage 2, Antarctica, 1930-1931

Lantern slide of the Discovery in an ocean swell during the return trip from the Antarctic to Hobart.

One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.
Museums Victoria via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/38025969/source

#AntarcticExpeditions #AntarcticResearch #Antarctica #SailingVessels #History #Science #Exploration #Antarctic #Expeditions #LanternSlide #Museums

Lantern Slide - Pen of Live Sheep on the SY Discovery's Deckhouse Roof, BANZARE Voyage 2, Antarctica, 1930-1931

Lantern slide of a crate of sheep aboard the ship Discovery.

One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.
Museums Victoria via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/38025901/source

#AntarcticExpeditions #AntarcticResearch #Antarctica #History #Science #Exploration #Antarctic #Expeditions #LanternSlide #Museum

International Polar Year (Earth sciences 🌍)

The International Polar Years are collaborative, international efforts with intensive research focus on the polar regions. Karl Weyprecht, an Austro-Hungarian naval officer, motivated the endeavor in 1875, but died before it first occurred in 1882–1883. Fifty years later a second IPY took place. The International Geophy...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Polar_Year

#InternationalPolarYear #EarthSciences #ArcticResearch #AntarcticResearch

"Scientists worldwide fear that research tracking how climate change is affecting Antarctica will be disrupted after it was reported that the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) will cancel, postpone or strip back several of its research projects this summer because of a looming Aus$25-million (US$16.2-million) budget cut. The cut comes hot on the heels of the news that Antarctica’s sea ice has hit a drastic and surprising new low."

#AntarcticResearch
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02576-8

Stay safe down there!

#Antarctica #millionYearIceCore
#millionYear #IceCore #millionYearCore #coreSample #coreSamples #iceCoreSample #iceCoreSamples

#LivingTraverse #caravan #SoCold #stayWarm #ice #oldestIce

#science #research #scientificResearch #researcher #Antarctic #researchers #AntarcticResearch #AntarcticResearcher #AntarcticResearchers #study #samples #takeSamples #takingSamples #HistoryOfTheEarth #IceAges #warmPeriods #ClimateChange

https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2022/million-year-milestone-traverse-sets-course-toward-the-oldest-ice/

The building of the #NationalAntarcticScienceCenter of #Ukraine (our #PolarRES partners) was hit by a missile a few weeks ago. Thankfully no-one was killed.

From the #AntarcticResearch exhibition in the #Berlaymont building #HorizonEurope #PolarRESEU

@OceanIceEU
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/109507045613446749