I look forward to welcome Antarctic scientist from around the world to Oslo next year! And likewise, I hope to see scores of exciting abstracts being submitted! It is time to sharpen your pencils.....

🌍 Happy #AntarcticaDay! 🌍 To mark the occasion, we’re delighted to announce that the call for abstracts for the 12th SCAR Open Science Conference #SCAR2026 (8-19 August 2026 in Oslo, Norway) is now open. Submit your abstracts by 28 February 2026 scar2026.org/abstracts

🚨 Our new preprint! *Cascading mass loss of Antarctic ice shelves triggered by iceberg collisions* 🔗 doi.org/10.22541/essoar.175285257.77669558/v1 In 2021, giant icebergs hit Dronning Maud Land ice shelves in #Antarctica, causing a chain reaction of calving & major regional ice-shelf area loss. 💥

After nearly 50 years of continuous monitoring on Signy Island, our scientists have documented how the changing fortunes of three seal species – Weddell seals, Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals – are tied to sea ice. 📸Alastair Wilson 🧵1/6

Heidi Ahonen is a bioacoustician recording whale calls, whistles & songs to understand if the marine mammals are crossing paths with krill fishing vessels in one of the most extreme environments on Earth. buff.ly/tR3ZoxE #science #research #Antarctica #fishing #MarineLife

Many years of fun ahead of us! Planning for an important upcoming international polar effort! www.forskningsradet.no/en/Portfolio... #antarctica #arctic #polarscience