A passive listening device recording whale calls and other underwater sounds off Heard Island, has provided insights into the Southern Ocean soundscape, and allowed scientists to estimate the size of sperm whales in the area.
The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority reported early Tuesday morning that longliner Argos Georgia had been lost but fortunately, all 27 crew members were able to take to life rafts, and the rescue operation is now surface-centered in...
The Greenland police reported it had arrested environmental activist Paul Watson when his ship docked in Nuuk under an international warrant issued by Japan. The 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen has been known for engaging in direct...
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...
The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust are proud to announce the Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time – Shackleton’s Endurance – has been published and is available to view on the site,...
A resourceful initiative to help fund vital wildlife and cultural conservation on the island of South Georgia has been agree between Dundee base charity South Georgia Heritage Trust and Poseidon Expeditions, according to Travel Daily News.
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...
Expeditioners across all four Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research stations and staff at head office in Hobart have been pushing their bodies to the limit for a good cause.
The public is being urged to have input on plans to expand the Heard and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve. The islands are located in the Southern Ocean, about 4,000 kilometres south-west of Western Australia, and are the only...
Extra tradespeople are on Macquarie Island this year to work on major infrastructure projects, including the installation of accommodation pods and the refurbishment of other living areas.
The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, has published the fees and charges for the 24/25 austral summer season, which will take effect from July first 2024.
At the end of May and under the auspices of India, the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM-46) and the 26th Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP-26) met at Kochi, Kerala with the participation of 404 delegates, of...
Botanical illustrator Maura Chamberlain and writer Favel Parrett spent almost a month at Macquarie Island as Arts Fellows and say it's an experience that will stay with them forever.
Argentina's Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval Argentina - PNA) alerted all sailing ships this week of three icebergs near Ushuaia and advised them to avoid all unnecessary approaching these ice floes, of which only 10% is visible on the...
A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterized by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap at the underside of ground-based ice, which can accelerate the...
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...
June 21st marks the longest night in Antarctica and a very special Midwinter’s Day with 47 people or ‘winterers’ living and working at British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) three winter stations: Rothera on the Antarctic peninsula, and King...
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has announced a series of enhanced responsible tourism measures and short-term priorities as its members prepare for the 2024-25 season in Antarctica. According to a...
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...
Antarctic and sub-Antarctic expeditioners are preparing to mark the longest day of winter with an icy swim, a long lunch and thoughts of brighter days ahead.
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...
Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina is preparing for an ambitious marine science voyage early next year, with a range of science systems commissioning activities around southern Tasmania this winter.
The vessel, which sank off the coast of Canada in 1962, was used by the explorer on his final voyage to the continent The wreck of the ship on which renowned Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton died has been found off the coast of...
It's ten years since a world-first eradication campaign rid Macquarie Island of rabbits and rodents. Today, the sub-Antarctic island is transformed, with tussock grass flourishing and hillsides carpeted in green.
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Andreas B. Heide has been shortlisted for a Shackleton award for his work in the far north, getting up close to nature to connect people emotionally with a fragile ecosystem To say the images of Andreas B. Heide during his working day...
Audio collected with underwater microphones suggests numbers at least stable after centuries of industrial whaling left only a few hundred alive Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news...
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem On 18 March, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station on the east Antarctic plateau documented a...
When the research team at Vernadsky base are not defending their homeland, they are on the frontline of the climate crisis When Ukraine’s Antarctic research and supply vessel Noosfera left Odesa on its maiden voyage on 28 January 2022,...
Asymptomatic cases may seem reassuring for the penguins, but scientists fear they could act as ‘Trojan horses’ for other species Adélie penguins in Antarctica are testing positive for bird flu without showing outward signs of disease,...
Turkey’s 8th National Antarctic Science Expedition is seeking answers to questions about the future of the world with 22 different projects on the continent. Anadolu Agency’s photojournalist Sebnem Coskun is documenting the expedition’s...
Incredibly tough plants can tolerate intense cold and prolonged darkness, but temperature has also been rising Mosses are the plant superheroes of Antarctica, steadily colonising parts of the continent, building up into plump green...
Exclusive: The H5N1 virus reached the region late last year and is killing wildlife, with witnesses spotting numerous seal corpses on South Georgia island The grave of the explorer Ernest Shackleton on South Georgia island has become...
Stalking was making my life at McMurdo Station a misery. In the ice-covered sea, I discovered how much the world still had to give A sub-zero plunge in the nude was never part of my plan. When a ragtag group of friends gathered me up...
No flush toilets or running water are on offer, but perks include breathtaking landscapes, whales and lots of penguins For people who never moan about the cold, can take or leave showers and will get used to a relentless thrum of hooting...
Fears for penguin colonies after the discovery of the highly contagious H5N1 virus in two dead skuas Bird flu has reached mainland of Antarctica for the first time, officials have confirmed. The H5N1 virus was found on Friday in two dead...
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...
As the scientists who arrived last week completed their field training and started to head out into the field, additional scientists and a film crew led by Belgian journalist and filmmaker Eric Goens arrived on Friday.