The Royal Navy paid homage to the bravery and expertise of its Chilean counterpart during a ceremony in Punta Arenas. The commander of the ship which rescued sailors from Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance has been recognized by the UK during...
Drilling has begun in Australia’s quest for the oldest, continuous ice core record of Earth’s climate, dating back more than one million years. Australian Antarctic Program scientists are on location at ‘Dome C North’, which ice-flow...
Bubbles of air trapped in ancient Antarctic ice, dating up to 2m years old, contain unknown information about Earth’s past climate Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Traversing the world’s most unforgiving...
On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay in South Georgia Island. While his vessel HMS Resolution sat at anchor in the bay, Cook went ashore, hoisted the British flag and performed the ceremony of...
At thousands of kilometres long and hundreds of metres deep, Antarctic ice shelves are massive. Yet scientists say it is the small-scale physical processes that occur at the boundary between the ice and ocean that determine their fate,...
The fourth Antarctic campaign of the Beyond EPICA-Oldest Ice project has achieved a historic milestone this week, by successfully drilling a 2800-metre-long ice core, consisting of ice from the Antarctic ice sheet which is more than 1.2...
A busy week for Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina with some fourteen cruise vessels, mostly heading for Antarctica calling at the capital of Tierra del Fuego province, and involving 4,500 passengers.
A scientist team aboard the Royal Navy icebreaker is uncovering the damage plastic waste is having on Antarctica. As part of efforts to preserve one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments, critical work has been carried out...
Gabriel Boric’s trip to the pole, which his office called the first by a Latin American president, comes amid rising competition for influence in Antarctica.
Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Friday became the first Latin American leader and the third worldwide to reach the South Pole, thus consolidating his country's commitment to Antarctica. His feat followed in the footsteps of those...
Gabriel Boric is first Latin American leader to reach planet’s southernmost point, according to his office Chile’s president Gabriel Boric has made a historic trip to the south pole to reaffirm his country’s “claim to sovereignty” over...
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font's trip to the South Pole was confirmed Thursday by the La Moneda Palace in Santiago after its feasibility had been questioned due to poor weather. The journey between Jan. 2 and 4, will include other...
The Australian Antarctic Program is looking for more than 200 tradespeople, across 37 different roles, to work in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic in 2025/26.
Last year might have meant a battle won against inflation by the Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei. Still, it also represented a significant wage loss for most Argentines if not the disappearance of their livelihoods...
Particles recorded by scientists at the Chilean research station, the Profesor Julio Escudero Base, as recently as Sunday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Smoke from bushfires in south-eastern Australia has...
The Commander of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, with HQ at the Falkland Islands Mount Pleasant Complex, Brigadier Duff has been visiting the most isolated teams, such as remote mountain radar heads to wish them a Merry...
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...
From the Flask glacier to King George Island, intrepid researchers expect good cheer, snow and penguins Many of us will not get a white Christmas this year, but a group of scientists are guaranteed one while carrying out research on the...
Argentina's Coast Guard (PNA) Thursday issued a statement explaining how it is monitoring the displacement of the A23a iceberg, which was reported to be headed for the South Georgia Islands.
The Australian Antarctic Program is looking for more than 200 tradespeople - including plumbers, plant operators and carpenters - to live and work in Antarctica or the sub-Antarctic in 2025/26.
Scientists are investigating an ancient Antarctic mystery this season – what kinds of plants and animals exist in the unique marine environment in the Bunger Hills, about 450 kilometres from Casey research station.
Gus gained 3.5kg during his 20-day stopover before being released back into the Southern Ocean on Wednesday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Gus, an emperor penguin who gained international fame after...
Geneviève Pons and Pascal Lamy say the UK has a unique opportunity to steer the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources towards a better outcome Your report ( ‘Very bad precedent’: China and Russia team up to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...