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…
This Volcano in Antarctica Is Spewing out $6,000 Worth of Gold Dust Per Day — But You Can’t Go Get It
Antarctica’s Mount Erebus has been erupting for more than half a century, churning a permanent lava lake beneath…
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…
Here’s why the South Pole froze over before the North Pole
An aerial view of Antarctica from a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules February 7, 2002. REUTERS/Pool/Mark…
Guest post: Climate change has caused one-fifth of Pine Island glacier retreat
The Pine Island glacier in West Antarctica is one of the fastest-changing glaciers in the world. Alongside its…
West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse Could Bring 13 Feet Of Sea Level Rise
A new study warns that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may need very little additional ocean warming to…
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…
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…
Deep ocean heat moves towards Antarctica
image:©redtea | iStock A scientific study has found that heat stored deep in the ocean is steadily moving…
In Situ Analytical Chemistry Laboratory for the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor
Science payload compartment of the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) — ACS Measurement Science Au via PubMed In…
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…
TD calls on Ireland to join Antarctic treaties
A Fianna Fail TD has called for Ireland to formally recognise that Antarctica should only be used for…