RUB chemists unmask natural antifreeze and describe their discovery in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

A genetic study of a fish that lives in the icy waters off Antarctica sheds light on the adaptations that enable it to survive in one of the harshest environments on the planet.

By BASHAM, Laura An investment of up to $8 million in the longliner Antarctic Chieftain, which will fish in Antarctic waters, shows confidence in the deepwater fishery and longline industry, says NZ Longline spokesman Ross Tocker.

The efforts of the New Zealand scientific voyage which returned to Wellington from Antarctica today after completing the most comprehensive survey of marine life in the Ross Sea region ever undertaken have been praised by Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton and Research, Science, and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson.

Researchers have announced the discovery of Notothenia coriiceps, an Antarctic fish that hibernates during the winter to conserve energy.