Australasian Science Vol. A special issue on the greenhouse effect. Of particular interest is the article on the Southern Ocean, Going to extremes .
New evidence suggests that the Southern Ocean is important in causing ice ages.
Sloshing oceans have contributed to apparent sea level fluctuations in the past. Discusses why water is such an unusual substance. The following references are to Australian Academy of Science publications . The Australian Foundation for Science and the Science and Technology Awareness Program of the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources are also supporters of Nova . This topic is sponsored by the Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources .