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16 May 2023
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28 May 2021

Atmospheric monitoring in Antarctica uncovers local sources of industrial chemicals

New research has highlighted the need for continuous air monitoring in the Antarctic after findings revealed a spike in pollutants following the installation of a new station building.

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4 March 2021

Using whales to study Antarctica’s changing environment

Humpback whales across the southern hemisphere are being used as indicators of environmental and climatic change in Antarctica through Griffith University led research.

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1 August 2025

Actual distance travelled by migrating whales drastically underestimated 

Whales are swimming further than previously estimated - up to 20% more - according to a new study.

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29 July 2025

‘Feast and fast’ migration sees whales lose 36% body fat

11,000kg of blubber lost during annual humpback migrations - equivalent to energy obtained after consuming 57,000kg of Antarctic krill.

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20 March 2025
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5 April 2023
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13 March 2023
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25 October 2022

Between different worlds

Antarctica is both a physical locality and an imaginary possibility – as a pivot around which the world turns, it has proven historically to be a space where human ideas of exploration, investigation and fantasy have played out.

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18 October 2022
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