Conservationists warn actions and ambitions of two super powers could lead to overexploitation of vital food source for whales, penguins and seals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free...
The Chilean Navy's icebreaker AGB-46 Almirante Viel received her combat flag during a cermony at the Talcahuano Naval Base. Viel Captain Juan Pablo Henríquez took delivery on Tuesday of the symbolic item from Chilean Maritime League...
A world-leading krill research facility being built in the Hobart suburb of Taroona will be named after pioneering marine biologist, Dr Isobel Bennett.
In the 2023-2024 Antarctic tourism cruise season, a record 9,384 Chinese tourists visited Antarctica, according to data from IAATO. And this coming season, 24-25 the Hurtigruten cruise line, according to its Shanghai sales office is...
Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived but they were once hunted to the brink of extinction. The international community only agreed to stop hunting them in 1965 when they numbered fewer than 200. Now scientists are using...
A new documentary titled Endurance has premiered, bringing to life the remarkable survival story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition. The film, from National Geographic Documentary Films, combines restored...
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) (*), and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) have announced their selections for the 2024 Antarctic Fellowship. The annual Antarctic...
Sir Ernest Shackleton, the great English polar explorer died in 1922 at the age of 47 in Grytviken, South Georgia during his fourth trip and expedition to the Antarctic continent on board the Quest. .
Chilean authorities used a thermal drone to locate in the Magellan Strait area and later rescue a fisherman from the Pacific Ocean, it was reported Monday. The man later identified as Sergio Brito was wearing adequate clothing, thanks to...
Shackleton’s remarkable 1914 mission gets a stirring retelling by the directors of Free Solo as a fine cast of experts search for the remains of his ship The story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s doomed 1914 attempt to cross Antarctica has...
London film festival Shackleton’s truly perilous 1915 ordeal – gussied up with colourised footage and AI voices – minimises the stakes of a 2022 hunt for its remains by Dan Snow and friends Here is a frustrating film that tries to tell...
This Saturday, October 12, a documentary film about the discovery of the ship “Endurance” by the great Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will be presented at the London Film Festival.
New Australian research using satellite imagery to monitor the location of emperor penguin colonies in East Antarctica, shows the birds are struggling to adapt to rapid changes in their environment.
Composite images of Endurance compiled from 25,000 digital scans mapped by underwater robots More than a century after it sank below the icy Weddell Sea in Antarctica, forcing its crew to embark on one of the most celebrated survival...
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust fills vacancy at world’s most southerly post office, as well as recruiting team to monitor wildlife and carry out building repairs As a professional “tent master”, whose work involves building big tops at...
The Committee of the South Georgia Association has appointed Mrs Philippa Foster Back CBE to be its new Chairman in succession to Professor David Drewry, who is retiring.
Sub-Antarctic marine park expansion welcomed but scientists say some areas important to penguins and seals missed out on sanctuary-level protection Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free...
Cruise industry giants Silversea announced this week its plans to build a luxury hotel in the Chilean town of Puerto Williams to revolutionize Antarctic tourism. The 150-room complex “will allow us to offer an unparalleled Antarctic...
The British High Commission in Ottawa organized an expedition for a group of British & Canadian early-career researchers to travel on board HMS Protector for an Arctic cruise. The UK and Canada have an exciting portfolio of collaborative...
Analysis of satellite data finds plant cover has increased more than tenfold over the last few decades Plant cover across the Antarctic peninsula has soared more than tenfold over the last few decades, as the climate crisis heats up the...
DNA technology promises to improve efforts to monitor marine life in the Southern Ocean, and detect the presence of non-native marine species close to Antarctica.
The underwater archaeologist Mensun Bound recounts some of the astonishing relics he has seen, as detailed in his new co-authored book, Wonders in the Deep Treasure and shipwrecks go hand in hand – but what are the most magnificent and...
Within the next decades to centuries, will melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet cause global sea level to rise by five metres, two metres or less? Scientists are working to reduce the uncertainties around the future behaviour of the ice...
The ongoing recovery of the ozone layer is being monitored by Australian Antarctic Program atmospheric scientists, as researchers around the globe mark World Ozone Day today.
Today, four astronauts are orbiting Earth on the Polaris Dawn mission, undertaking a range of research projects to better understand the effects of long-duration spaceflight on human health. At the same time, expeditioners and doctors at...
Last year Antartica’s sea ice was 1.6m sq km below average – the size of Britain, France, Germany and Spain combined. This week it had even less than that Sea ice surrounding Antarctica is on the cusp of reaching a record winter low for...
Australian scientists have developed the first environmental standards for fuel contamination in soils, for sub-Antarctic environments. These standards will help safeguard plants, invertebrates, microbes and soil function, in places like...
The Australian Antarctic Division is calling for public comment on a draft Initial Environmental Evaluation of RSV Nuyina's activities for the next five years.
Simulated study shows southern ecosystems could be compromised by objects from South Africa, South America, New Zealand and Australia as global heating continues Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and...
Global warming is putting the continent’s ice at risk of destruction in many forms. But one especially calamitous scenario might be a less pressing concern, a new study found.
Influx of highly pathogenic strain a case of ‘not if, but when’ and could devastate native wildlife, experts say Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government is ramping up...
Un enorme trozo de hielo del tamaño de una ciudad da vueltas y vueltas, atrapado en un vórtice sobre una montaña submarina. Nadie sabe cuándo se detendrá.
As Antarctic tourism grows, so does the environmental impact. Now scientists and artists who work on the continent hope to encourage us to admire from afar “If Antarctica were music, it would be Mozart,” the Australian broadcaster Andrew...
Reported temperatures on continent in midwinter reach 28C above expectations on some days in July Ground temperatures across great swathes of the ice sheets of Antarctica have soared an average of 10C above normal over the past month, in...
Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS The climate crisis is causing the length of each day to get longer, analysis shows, as the mass melting of polar ice reshapes...
Tasmania has already recorded winds of 100km/h from the low-pressure system which is moving up the east coast Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community A...
Ship that sank in 1915 is intact on the bed of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica and will be preserved in situ A protection ring around the Endurance, one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time, is to be widened from 500 metres to 1,500...
Small increase in temperature of intruding water could lead to very big increase in loss of ice, scientists say A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is...
To mark the winter solstice, there’s a nudie Tassie swim – and then there are the Australian Antarctic expeditioners. At the Australian stations, a hole was cut in the ice with a chainsaw and digger to make a plunge pool, with swimmers...
Dr Steph Kaefer spent three weeks documenting unique colloquialisms on the frozen continent after newcomers were struck by the distinctive vocabulary If you know what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you...
Last week most of the scientists and several of the crew headed home from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, having accomplished their scientific objectives for this season. Only a core crew and one scientist will stay until the end of...