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.
October 14, 2021
The New Zealand Government has given the green light to begin the redevelopment of Scott Base in Antarctica.
In the end, the demise of Iceberg A68A was relatively swift.
The new wall map of Antarctica has been published by Land Information NZ (LINZ), in association with the New Zealand Antarctic Society
The first women arrived at the South Pole 50 years ago this month
The first flight of the season lands at the South Pole
April 29, 2019
Open water in summer (polynya) generates warm water, transporting heat into the cavity beneath the Ross Ice Shelf
February 06, 2019
A huge void has been discovered beneath the mighty Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.
November 04, 2018
At the extreme inner recess of the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf, the 5m tidal range moves the grounding line of the Foundation Ice Stream 20km back and forth with each tide
October 17, 2018
Seismographs on Earth's largest ice shelf detected vibrations caused by winds blowing across the snow on the surface.
October 15, 2018
First plane of the season lands at the South Pole.
October 10, 2018
It looks like Antarctic sea ice reached its max extent for 2018 on 2 October, at 18.15million km2.