The Latest Breaking News from Antarctic

Australia's icebreaker will soon depart on its maiden dedicated scientific voyage to study one of the largest glaciers in Antarctica.

Australia’s Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three bases – Mawson, Davis and Casey – as well as the base on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, to research everything from ecology to climate science.

The researchers hope to analyse where populations are and track how they are changing over time.

This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven.

Second human case of H5N1 bird flu caught on farm in West Midlands but risk to public remains very low, says UKHSA

Environmental campaigner and first director of Greenpeace UK who was responsible for the 50-year moratorium on mining in Antarctica

Scientists unsure what prompted juvenile whale to leave icy southern waters for warmer shallows, but ‘it may be a case of mis-navigation’

The size of Rhode Island, the iceberg is heading toward South Georgia Island off Antarctica, jeopardizing the penguins and seals who call it home.