The Latest Breaking News from Antarctic

A DESCENDANT of Ernest Shackleton spent a week composing music on a violin made from the famous Antarctic explorer’s floorboards.

Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Legend says young Clarence Hare's dog helped him survive two days in an Antarctic blizzard 120 years ago. Now you can read Hare's diary.

Denman glacier in remote part of the continent could become unstable, possibly contributing to more sea level rise than predicted

The ozone hole over Antarctica got bigger this year, which is unusual

Ecologists believe population decline near Mawson research station is related to environmental changes that made foraging difficult

Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s portfolio award goes to Laurent Ballesta, who describes his long and deep dives under the ice

A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community” – and that efforts “dedicated to prevention [are] nearly absent” – drew attention around the world. But as a historian of Antarctic science, I did…

They will spend 5 months in isolation without running water or flushing toilet