BTA Opens National Press Club at Bulgarian Antarctic Base on Livingston Island
NNA -The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) opened a national press club at the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island. Attending…
Stunning video shows Antarctic killer whales appearing to use icebergs as scratching posts, possibly to exfoliate their skin
Orcas in Antarctica, photographed in 1981. Wolfgang Kaehler/Getty Images National Geographic said it captured the first footage of killer whales…
Researchers discovered a hidden Antarctic landscape under a layer of ice over a mile thick that shows how different the continent looked millions of years ago
The Admiralty Mountains loom in eastern Antarctica. Andrew Peacock via Getty Images Researchers recently found an "undiscovered landscape" beneath Antarctica's…
West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse is ‘unavoidable’ — study
The British Antarctic Survey says warming waters are melting West Antarctica’s ice shelf, contributing to rising sea levels. Research shows…
Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low
Since recording began in 1979, the surface area of sea ice around Antarctica when it should be at its maximum…
Australia used a $528 million icebreaker to pull off a daring Antarctic rescue mission after an expeditioner fell ill at a remote research station
The RSV Nuyina (left) traveled more than 1,800 miles to rescue a sick expeditioner at Australia's Casey research center in…
Spate of passenger deaths aboard Antarctic cruises prompts Coast Guard to investigate as the ‘treacherous’ destination rises in popularity and access
The Norwegian-flagged cruise ship Viking Polaris is seen anchored in waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, on…
Australians shiver as antarctic gusts hit the coast and cold air and snow falls near Sydney
Major freeze hits Australia: Antarctic blast ravages east coast and SNOW dumps just outside Sydney as temperatures in Melbourne dip…
Seasonal change in Antarctic ice sheet movement observed for first time
Riley Glacier, Palmer Land, Antarctica. Credit: Ian Willis Some estimates of Antarctica’s total contribution to sea-level rise may be over-…