The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.
Where do penguins go to dance? What is it like in Antarctica? Learn about how animals and humans survive down south with this list of great of Antarctica websites.
What is it like to sleep in an igloo? How do animals and humans survive down south? Find out what it is really like in Antarctica in this interview by Scientriffic editor Ms Tanya Patrick. (8:30)
For five years the largest iceberg on Earth was floating around Antarctica and causing food supply problems for both humans and penguins. Find out how it was monitored and what its fate was in this extract from The Helix magazine.
Throughout history, people have dreamed of a great white continent to the south. Read more about Antarctica and its environment in this extract from The Helix magazine for readers ten years old and above.
CSIRO statistician Mark Bravington has been counting invisible whales in the Southern Ocean, the ocean that encircles Antarctica. Read how he does it in this article from Scientriffic magazine.
Location, location, location - learn the secrets of good nest-making from snow petrels and an Antarctic researcher in this article from Scientriffic magazine.
Fred Olivier's last assignment required patience, enduarance and a good set of high altitude mountineering clothing. Read about her work in this profile from The Helix magazine.
Many explorers have risked life and limb to reach Antarctica, but with the help of modern technology such journeys are becoming easier. Read more about the people in Antarctica in this extract from The Helix magazine.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.