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For the first time, researchers have succeeded in continuously tracking the movements of emperor penguin colonies from space, even during the dark Antarctic winter.
Antarctica has been losing large quantities of ice for decades. Yet between 2021 and 2023, something surprising happened.
The Southern Ocean and Antarctica are changing rapidly, yet many processes and their impacts on the global climate are still poorly understood.
At the Auster Rookery in East Antarctica, a new chapter in life is beginning for thousands of emperor penguins.
Antarctica could, for the first time, be connected directly to the global data network via an undersea fibre-optic cable.
Why did Antarctica become covered in ice as early as around 34 million years ago, whilst large parts of the Arctic remained largely ice-free for many millions of years to come?
Emperor penguins are more dependent on fixed breeding sites than many other seabirds. However, new analyses of decades of satellite imagery show that some colonies are surprisingly flexible in their response to the loss of sea ice.
The krill fishery in Antarctica has once again been brought to a premature close in 2026. The 620,000-tonne threshold had already been reached in the South Atlantic fishing grounds by 12 August.
India aims to raise public awareness of its polar and marine research in future.
Millions of years old penguin bones from Seymour Island provide surprisingly precise insights into how the Antarctic climate once changed.
Beneath the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica lies what appears to be a biological legacy from a time when seawater extended far into what are now the McMurdo Dry Valleys.
With every gulp, fin whales take in huge quantities of krill and seawater. New research shows that their baleen should actually become clogged in the process.
Australia is taking an extraordinary precautionary measure on Macquarie Island: Due to the threat of the spread of the highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza, the research station’s staff is to be temporarily evacuated from the sub-Antarctic island.
From the tropics to Antarctica, Indonesia and Ukraine are finding new opportunities for scientific cooperation.
New Zealand has signed the construction contract for the comprehensive redevelopment of its Antarctic research station, Scott Base, thereby getting one of the country’s largest infrastructure projects back on track.
Whilst most seabirds of the Southern Ocean breed during the summer months, the grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea) takes an unusual approach.
The Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) has successfully completed a new mission with an autonomous underwater glider (AUV) in the Strait of Magellan.
Australia has taken a significant step towards securing the future of its Antarctic research. The necessary environmental permit has been granted for the comprehensive modernisation of the Davis research station.
The Austrian remote sensing company ENVEO IT has become a new scientific member of the Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI).
Anyone wishing to visit South Georgia will have to dig deeper into their pockets in future. The government of the British Overseas Territory has decided on a gradual increase in visitor permit fees.
Solar eclipses occur throughout the solar system. However, the way they manifest varies from planet to planet.
On 18 July 2026, the air temperature dropped to minus 84.1 degrees Celsius – the lowest reading recorded at a weather station anywhere in the world since 2012.
Tourism in Antarctica has been growing steadily for years, and with it the debate over its impact on one of the Earth’s most sensitive natural landscapes.
Antarctica was long considered to be virtually free of pathogens. Today, however, a completely different picture is emerging.
Scurvy was a serious threat to polar expeditions, caused by a lack of vitamin C.
From 20 to 23 August 2026, Hobart will be celebrating its unique connection to Antarctica – with science, history and activities for the whole family.
Using six autonomous Argobuoys, Ukrainian scientists have carried out the first-ever year-round oceanographic study in the Bransfield Strait between the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands.
Glaciers are constantly moving, and when large pieces of ice break off into the sea, they form icebergs in a process known as calving.
A bone discovered as far back as 1985 on the Antarctic Peninsula has now been officially identified as the first known dinosaur fossil ever found on the Antarctic continent.
As part of the Australian ‘Million Year Ice Core’ (MYIC) project, scientists are studying air bubbles that have been trapped in Antarctic ice for thousands to millions of years.
Antarctica is one of the most extreme habitats on Earth. Temperatures close to the freezing point pose major challenges for organisms, as many biological processes slow down in the cold.
At their meeting in Japan in May, the signatory states to the Antarctic Treaty unanimously supported the Ukrainian initiative to establish a new protected area in Antarctica.
Scientists from the Australian Antarctic Programme have published new findings on the spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on the remote Heard and McDonald Islands.
A new study maps where baleen whales feed across the Southern Ocean and shows how proposed marine protected areas could better align with critical Antarctic habitats.
The ‘Snow Cruiser’ was a huge vehicle designed for Antarctic expeditions. It served both as a means of transport and as a mobile research station, with living and working quarters for the crew.
Survival in the polar regions depended on practical skills, careful planning, and the ability to adapt to extreme cold.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has reached a major milestone in the modernization of the Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula.
In 1837, Dumont d’Urville was asked by King Louis-Philippe I to explore the South Pole.
21 June is a special day for participants in Antarctic expeditions from all over the world: it is Midwinter, the traditional celebration of the longest night and the shortest day of the year in Antarctica.
Climate change could nearly double the number of plant-damaging fungi in Antarctica by the end of this century.
Antarctic microbes survive extreme UV exposure using a range of natural defense strategies, offering insights for future biotechnological innovations.
On April 8, 2026, a major milestone was reached in the construction of a new Indian ocean research vessel at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) shipyard in Kolkata.
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on Earth, transporting more than a hundred times the total volume of water carried by all rivers combined.
Bulgaria began its Antarctic activities as early as 1967–1969, when Bulgarian meteorologists participated in the 13th Soviet Antarctic Expedition.
A special moment marked the beginning of a long and challenging period at Japan’s Showa Station in Antarctica in early June.
Icy winds, endless expanses of snow, and temperatures far below freezing, Antarctica is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.
The Madrid Protocol functions as a long-term spatial ordering device.
Krill fishing in the Southern Ocean is tightly managed, but new research shows that bycatch and local fishing pressure remain important concerns.
Antarctic krill are small crustaceans that form the foundation of the Southern Ocean ecosystem.
At the beginning of April 2026, a comprehensive inspection of all fire protection equipment was carried out at Japan’s Showa Station.
An international team of researchers has discovered a impact crater beneath the ice of Antarctica using two GRACE satellites.
It is not for lack of trying. But to this day scientists know of no reliable way to tell if a polar bear is pregnant.
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