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The 'Doomsday Glacier' is poised to lose its ice shelf this year. An Antarctic researcher explains what that means for global sea levels
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Bridge ban under review as Nuyina's refuelling saga drags on
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Scientists discover giant, fan-shaped structure deep beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
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'I'm copying gruelling Antarctic challenge that claimed Dad’s life with Prince William's support'
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What is a Fata Morgana? Sea mirage sparks queries
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Tugboat? Pipeline? Why there's no quick fuel fix for the Nuyina
RSV Nuyina can't access Hobart's marine refuelling depot, so what are its other options? Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 5:18am When the Australian government decided to spend $528 million on a state-of-the-art icebreaker, it was envisaged the ship would be able to refuel in its home port of Hobart. But in 2023, the harbourmaster rejected an application for the RSV Nuyina to travel under the Tasman Bridge to reach city's marine fuel depot.
Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’
The world’s deepest known whale graveyard has been discovered in the southern Indian Ocean at a depth of 7 kilometres. The remains found there include a new species of extinct beaked whale and other fossils that are over 5 million years old. In early 2023, Peng Zhou at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and his colleagues undertook 32 dives in a crewed submersible along 1200 kilometres of the seafloor, in an area known as the Diamantina Zone.
World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia
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