The Latest Breaking News from Antarctic

French President Emmanuel Macron's department on Friday announced new plans by the United States and France to protect the environment, including an expansion of the protection of the French Antarctic territories, as France hosted the "One Ocean" summit. Political leaders around the world are keen to burnish their environmental credentials,…

French President Emmanuel Macron's department on Friday announced new plans by the United States and France to protect the environment, including an expansion of the protection of the French Antarctic territories, as France hosted the 'One Ocean' summit.

Underneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheets there’s a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible because of the insulating blanket of ice above, the flow of heat from within the Earth, and the small amount of heat generated as the ice deforms.

An exhibition of vivid photographs and a restored documentary give fresh insight into the Antarctic explorer, who died a century ago

An imminent expedition aims to find, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, which sank during the Kildare man’s quest to Antarctica in 1915

The Endurance22 Expedition aims to find, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, which sank during Sir Ernest’s quest to Antarctica in 1915.

Scientists want to study the Florida-sized glacier by land, sea and below for the brief time the remote ice is reachable during the Antarctic summer

Teams of scientists sailing to Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier, are having trouble getting there

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Australia's new icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, has returned to Hobart following its maiden Antarctic voyage discovering an underwater canyon and mountain

Hunting meteorites in Antarctica has largely been a matter of serendipty. But a new machine learning study could provide a treasure map for finding meteorites.