Ban on travelling under bridge being reviewed amid refuelling debacle
By Jano Gibson

Authorities are considering whether it is feasible for Australia's Antarctic icebreaker to safely travel under Hobart's Tasman Bridge, as the Tasmanian government tries to resolve a costly refuelling saga.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-04/tas-nuyina-under-the-tasman-bridge/106755940

#AntarcticResearch #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JanoGibson

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

Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by #Trump.

Members of the #NationalScienceBoard, which helps govern the #NationalScienceFoundation, were dismissed in a message from the Presidential Personnel Office thanking them for their service, according to screenshots shared with The #WashingtonPost: “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I’m writing to inform you that your position as a member of the National Science Board is terminated, effective immediately.”

It helps guide an agency that operates #AntarcticResearch stations, #telescopes, a fleet of #researchvessels and supports basic science #research in #laboratories across the #UnitedStates.

#uspol #auspol #TrumpRegime

Job Alert

PhD Candidate (f_m_x) in the “Antarctic Research”  

Deadline: 2025-10-13 
Location: Germany, Potsdam 

👉 Details & apply: https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/phd-candidate-f_m_x-in-the-antarctic-research/

#hiring #PhDPosition #AntarcticResearch #EarthScience #Geophysics #mathematics #physics

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

❄️🌱 New article in @AoBP exploring how lipid accumulation and fatty acid changes help Antarctic mosses tolerate harsh environments, emphasizing the importance of on-site analysis.

Full #openaccess
👉 https://bit.ly/3N8ELde

#PlantScience #Moss #AntarcticResearch