September 09, 2026
A unique satellite experiment has provided scientists with a rare opportunity to compare Antarctic ice movement across a span of three decades. The result is an unusually direct comparison of how parts of Antarctica have evolved over the last 30 years.
September 08, 2026
When most people think about ocean carbon uptake, they picture microscopic plants near the sea surface using sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into organic matter through photosynthesis. However, new research suggests that microorganisms living deep beneath the Ross Sea are helping to capture carbon in complete darkness.
September 08, 2026
During the 2025-26 Antarctic summer season, the international IceCube collaboration completed a major upgrade of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. The new equipment is expected to improve the observatory’s ability to detect low-energy neutrinos, elusive particles that can travel across the cosmos largely unaffected by matter.
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is often described as the world's most powerful ocean current, flowing uninterrupted around Antarctica. According to new research, this defining feature of the Southern Ocean did not emerge in the straightforward way scientists once imagined.
Scientists in Australia are unlocking atmospheric secrets preserved deep within Antarctic ice, refining techniques that could eventually reveal how Earth's climate behaved more than one million years ago.
One of the most significant achievements of the First French Antarctic Expedition was the systematic survey of the western Antarctic Peninsula, including parts of Graham Land and the Palmer Archipelago.
The Antarctic coast is far more than the continent’s outer edge. It is a dynamic region where grounded ice, floating ice shelves, ocean waters, the atmosphere and the underlying geology interact. Changes in this narrow zone can influence how quickly ice flows into the ocean and, ultimately, how much Antarctica contributes to global sea level rise.
September 01, 2026
For most people, Antarctica remains a place of imagination rather than experience. Its remote location and harsh conditions mean that only a small number of visitors ever have the opportunity to stand inside the continent’s historic expedition huts. A new virtual reality reconstruction of Scott’s Discovery Hut is helping to change that, bringing one of Antarctica’s most significant heritage sites to audiences around the world.
September 01, 2026
The wreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous expedition vessel, may soon receive a level of protection never before granted to an underwater heritage site in Antarctica.
August 31, 2026
The Southern Ocean krill fishery has become one of the most closely watched issues in Antarctic governance. On 12 August, the fishery reached its 620,000-tonne catch trigger and closed for the second consecutive year before the end of the season, bringing renewed scrutiny to how one of the world’s most important marine resources is managed.
August 31, 2026
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed its cooperative agreement with the University of Wisconsin–Madison to continue managing and operating the NSF IceCube Neutrino Observatory
August 31, 2026
Scientists have taken a new look beneath one of East Antarctica’s most closely watched glaciers, finding that part of its bed may lie substantially higher than previous maps suggested.
August 30, 2026
An American researcher stationed at McMurdo Station in Antarctica has been safely evacuated during a challenging midwinter rescue operation carried out by Australian aviation specialists.