Mawson Station, one of the Australian Antarctic Division’s bases on the frozen continent, will operate with reduced personnel during the 2023/24 austral summer. (Photo: AAD) Major scientific projects, including work to study the decline of sea ice around...
Around the stations, the ground is contaminated with fuels in various places. At Casey Station, it has been remediated using bacteria for 11 years. The mounds, called “biopiles,” must be turned regularly for this purpose. Photo: Sean McComish/AAD Australia...
At 5475 kilometres, Mawson Station is the furthest Australian research station from the Hobart headquarters. (Photo: AAD, Christopher Wilson) Australian authorities are currently planning a bold idea. The country is to be connected to Antarctica via a fibre optic...