The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

The iceberg is about three times the size of New York City and more than twice the size of Greater London

With sea storms and an unfixable ship, things did not go according to plan on SH Diana’s trip to the world’s southernmost continent, but Mark Stratton recounts how the cruise still ended up being a magnificent odyssey

Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole

Antarctica, the world’s most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity goes, plastic debris inevitably follows.

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows

It’s business as usual for many

Swan Hellenic’s SH Diana diverted from Antarctica due to mechanical difficulties

This year’s humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) season in Australia has almost come to an end. The beloved mammals are on their way to Antarctica for a summer of feeding. Next year from April onwards, millions of people will again witness their movements and acrobatic displays – either from the coast…

New radar device will ultimately be used to measure thickness of ice sheets in similar environments such as Antarctica

Method can help scientists measure ice sheet thickness in similar environments like Antarctica

Emperor penguin Gus found in Australia, nursed back to health, and released into the Southern Ocean after a remarkable journey. Conservation efforts are cr...