The Latest Breaking News from Antarctic

Right now, cold air high above Antarctica is up to 35ºC warmer than normal. Normally, strong winds and the lack of sun would keep the temperature at around –55°C. But it’s risen sharply to around –20°C.

Data from ESA's Cryosat-2 satellite has revealed 85 never-before-seen, active subglacial lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice — 58% more than were previously known.

The 'equinox eclipse' will bring up to 86% coverage across New Zealand, Antarctica and parts of the South Pacific.

American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo has made a $30,000 donation to a cancer foundation under an agreement to avoid prosecution for landing a light plane without authorization in Antarctica

Our planet continues to warm because of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. The polar regions are especially vulnerable to this warming. Sea ice extent is already declining in both the Arctic and Antarctic. The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting, and abrupt changes in both polar environments are…

Ethan Guo was attempting to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents

A giant iceberg called A23a that broke off Antarctica in 1986 is now disintegrating near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, scientists say.

Scientists who proved an Antarctic ice meltdown theory by cracking a crucial 'cold case' using octopus DNA have received a major science award.

Megaberg twice the size of London could melt away within weeks