Australia to withdraw staff from Macquarie Island due to ‘psychological risk’ of bird flu
The Australian Antarctic Division will launch a mission to extract personnel from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean…
Warm ocean water is melting a giant Antarctic glacier from below. Scientists want to stop it with an 80km underwater curtain |
Scientists are checking if an underwater curtain is what will keep an Antarctic glacier from slowly melting due…
Antarctic station discovers its shipping containers floating away on iceberg after blizzard
From the air, they look like seven little ants on a torn piece of white paper. But a…
China and Russia have again blocked moves to protect the endangered emperor penguin
China and Russia have been accused of blocking global efforts to protect the emperor penguin amid concerns the…
Glacial cycles shape evolution of many species of Antarctic sea slug
Marine scientists have discovered that what was once thought to be a single sea slug species is actually…
Korean researcher flown out of Antarctica after knife incident at Jang Bogo Station
An Antarctic expeditioner who allegedly threatened colleagues with a large, makeshift knife has been removed from a Korean…
Photographer Captures First-Ever Images of Adorable Ross Seal Swimming in Antarctica
The first-ever photo of a Ross seal swimming underwater. | Photo by Justin Hofman A photographer has captured…
Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows
Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four…
Australia’s toxic legacy at Wilkes Station in Antarctica
Antarctica is often considered the last pristine wilderness on the planet. But an Australian base abandoned almost six…
Discovery of badly decomposed whale carcass on Sai Kung beach triggers probe
Hong Kong authorities are investigating the discovery of a severely decomposed whale carcass discovered on a beach in…
Antarctic glacier retreats 8 kilometers in two months, study finds
A study published Monday in Nature Geoscience documents the fastest glacier retreat ever recorded, with Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier…
H5 Bird Flu suspected on island
Australian Antarctic researchers have detected what they believe to be the deadly H5 strain of Bird Flu on…