Small islands and low-lying countries that are threatened by sea level rise are currently attending the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Helsinki to call for immediate action to avert a pending disaster
News from one of the most unknown and isolated sub-Antarctic islands: Heard Island’s Big Ben volcano has been spewing lava again since the end of May
With their keels in the water and the wind in their sails, IMOCA boats could be the missing pieces in the counting of carbon dioxide molecules passing from the atmosphere to the sea and vice versa
The famous “Polar plunge” in the Arctic and Antarctic waters is good for your health, it is said. But is that true? Mirjana Binggeli does some background checking if immersing into the cold waters really is healthy or not.
Baylor University researchers and collaborators have been searching for answers to the question of how leopard seals survive in extreme polar conditions.
An international team of researchers has discovered five meteorites in Antarctica, including one that is among the largest, weighing 7.6 kilograms.
A 1550 km² huge iceberg broke off from the 150 m thick Brunt Ice Shelf. The break happened on Sunday, January 22, 2023 during a flood.
British polar adventurer Captain Preet Chandi set a new world record during her Antarctic expedition, but now has to break off the expedition.
A group of 24 U.S. researchers are calling for information and data on Antarctic biodiversity to be collected worldwide and made available to researchers in a virtual network as a biotheque.
With the help of a so-called “challenge” card, IAATO aims to promote its Antarctic Ambassador program and awareness of Antarctic conservation.
Australia plans to use tractor convoys to make the journey from the Australian Casey station to the drilling site of the oldest ice core and has started extensive testing.
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French polar explorer Jean-Louis Étienne’s ambitious Polar POD project has been officially launched and is scheduled for construction in France and South Africa by 2024.
“Commensalis”, a large art project celebrates the return of whales around South Georgia in Grytviken and aims to encourage people to engage more in whale and environmental protection.
The British research vessels receive a special kind of booster from their government, namely a 50-million-euro grant for maintenance and modernization.
The record attempt of the Italian extreme athlete Omar Di Felice to cross Antarctica by bicycle has failed.
To further strengthen research in Antarctica and provide financial stimulus to young researchers, three of them will receive grants from three major institutions.
A study has discovered the areas of greatest risk to the birds from fishing for different age groups of wandering albatrosses.
Australian company Chimu Adventures and airline Qantas have completed the first-ever non-stop round-trip flight to the South Pole on a passenger aircraft.
During the 2018/19 search for Shackleton’s ship “Endurance”, although the wreck was not discovered, microplastic fibers were found everywhere, especially in the air.
To defend themselves against new invading species, Antarctic bottom-dwelling animals use chemical defenses, but these are of limited use, a study shows.
An accidentally observed glacial calving in Antarctica shows that resulting underwater tsunamis likely play a more important role in polar regions than assumed.
The British Antarctic Survey is using fixed-wing drones to better monitor the vast colonies of penguins and other animals on South Georgia.
One of the best-known books about Scott’s expedition to the South Pole will soon be published as a graphic novel penned by Sarah Airriess.
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