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Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets

Beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth – a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of the North Sea.

The Conversation · Jan 21

Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025

Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it

Antarctica is the world’s great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth’s climate system is largely powered by the annual freeze and melt of millions of square kilometres of sea ice around the continent.

The Conversation · May 28, 2025

Scientists In New Zealand Have Discovered More Than 100 New Species, Including From Unseen Genus

While more than 80% of the ocean has never been explored by humans, scientists in the Bounty Trough, New Zealand, are making a significant turning point. The post Scientists In New Zealand Have Discovered More Than 100 New Species, Including From Unseen Genus first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Apr 10, 2024

This lake has world's clearest water!

Imagine diving deep down a lake, as deep as 80 mts, only to find crystal-clear visibility! Yes, a dive down this lake is as good as the visibility that ones gets with distilled water (80 mts). Here, we take you to the Blue Lake, set in New Zealand's South Island.…

The Times of India · Dec 6, 2023

We landed a camera on Venus before seeing parts of our own oceans – it’s time to ramp up observations closer to home

Viewed from the Voyager 1 space probe as it passed beyond the edge of the solar system, Earth and Venus might not look too different – same diameter, similar mass and distance from the Sun.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2023

New Zealand records hottest September on record

Some parts of the country exceeded normal daily maximum temperatures for the peak of summer

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2023

Scientists discover 26 new worm species - some are so small you'd be lucky to see them

The roundworms which are just 1mm long were found at the inlet near the city of Porirua in New Zealand. As well as the 26 completely new species, 29 others species never seen in the country before were also spotted

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023

‘Slipping through our fingers’: New Zealand scientists distraught at scale of glacier loss

Research institute NIWA predicts many of country’s most important glaciers will be gone within the decade

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2023

Fresh evacuations in Gisborne as NZ's big wet continues

Two regions hardest hit in New Zealand by Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne-Tairawhiti, are again under water after fresh flooding.

AAP · Feb 27, 2023