The Latest Breaking News from Antarctic

Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Birds featured in March of the Penguins film face almost complete annihilation by end of century as Antarctic sea ice is lost

US assistant secretary of state says two countries have stopped creation of new protected areas in Antarctica ‘for too long’

Winds high above Antarctica spinning at 200km/h are adding to south-east Australia's flood risk, according to the BOM. It's deepening the risk of rainfall that's already elevated by La Niña and the Indian Ocean Dipole.

A small Texas seafood importer has sued the federal government for blocking a shipment of fish from protected waters near Antarctica

Legend says young Clarence Hare's dog helped him survive two days in an Antarctic blizzard 120 years ago. Now you can read Hare's diary.

Denman glacier in remote part of the continent could become unstable, possibly contributing to more sea level rise than predicted

The ozone hole over Antarctica got bigger this year, which is unusual

Ecologists believe population decline near Mawson research station is related to environmental changes that made foraging difficult

Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s portfolio award goes to Laurent Ballesta, who describes his long and deep dives under the ice

A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community” – and that efforts “dedicated to prevention [are] nearly absent” – drew attention around the world. But as a historian of Antarctic science, I did…