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.
According to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the 3,600 square kilometer iceberg known as A23a broke off from Antarctica and was reportedly going adrift in the South Atlantic, probably towards South Georgia Island. It is arguably the...
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.
The set-up up team is at Bunger Hills, 450 km from Casey research station, getting Edgeworth David base camp ready for scientists to start arriving. It’s the last year of the Denman Terrestrial Campaign, a deep field science program...
Russia's Vostok Base in Antarctica has opened a new winter complex, the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies (AARI) said in a statement: "A new winter complex has been put into operation at the Vostok station in Central Antarctica...
The Government of Argentina celebrated Sunday the 65th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty which, Buenos Aires insisted in a statement, "established the exclusively peaceful use of Antarctica and promoted scientific cooperation on the...
The California based Schmidt Ocean Institute (*) has announced its 2025 expedition schedule will take it to the South Atlantic Ocean, including Antarctica, South Georgia, Patagonian shelf, Mar del Plata and Uruguay.
Scientists will study the impact of tourism and climate change on one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments during a Royal Navy expedition to Antarctica.
From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 November) is World Walrus Day!
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...
A team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia. Using remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) to capture detailed ‘on the ground’...
The Argentine Federal Fisheries Council decided to approve the opening of the next squid season south of parallel 44, beginning 10 January 2025. The decision responds to requests from two Argentine fishing organizations, CAPA and CEPA,...
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...
A recently released deep-sea video by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) unveils remarkable finds aboard Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary ship Endurance, which sank over a century ago.
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...
A world-leading krill research facility being built in the Hobart suburb of Taroona will be named after pioneering marine biologist, Dr Isobel Bennett.
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...
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...
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...
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...