The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

Flying over Antarctica is an unforgettable experience. The bright blue of the ocean and stark white of the ice is a vision to savour for years.

The mission to find an Antarctic ice core dating back a million years will not only teach us about our environment’s history but help us adapt to the future.

A small Texas seafood importer has sued the federal government for blocking a shipment of fish from protected waters near Antarctica

Committee says ex-president – ‘the central cause of January 6’ – led effort to overturn the election. Plus, $1bn Kushner deal investigated

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

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

Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915. The wreck now lies at a depth of 9,000 feet

Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915.

Endurance sank after becoming stuck in ice in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915.

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…

Mairi Hilton will live and work on Port Lockroy base on Goudier Island, taking up a role as a wildlife monitor, one of the most remote jobs in the world, spending five months without running water or a flushing toilet.