The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

Australia pledges $578 million for surveillance, research in Antarctica

Australia will spend just over A$804 million ($578 million) to buy drones and helicopters and set up mobile stations in Antarctica to strengthen Australia's national interests, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

Union calls on PM to apologise for strike comments; 34 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

NSW government drops case against rail workers’ union; Australia closes embassy in Lviv, Ukraine. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2022

Cool $800m flows to Antarctic activities

The environment minister says an $800 million funding boost to research and scientific capability in Antarctica strengthens Australia's commitment to the area.

AAP · Feb 21, 2022

Flourishing plants show warming Antarctica undergoing ‘major change’

Dramatic spread of native plants over past decade is evidence of accelerating shifts in fragile polar ecosystem, study finds

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022

Exploring Antarctica's hidden under-ice rivers and their role in future sea-level rise

Underneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheets there’s a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible because of the insulating blanket of ice above, the flow of heat from within the Earth, and the small amount of heat generated as the ice deforms.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2022

Fresh Prince of Antarctica: Will Smith to travel pole-to-pole for new Disney+ show

The 26,000-mile trek will be filmed over 100 days

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

‘Polar Preet’ aims to inspire next generation of adventurers

Preet Chandi, an Army physio, trekked across Antarctica last year.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

How Ernest Shackleton’s icy adventure was frozen in time

An exhibition of vivid photographs and a restored documentary give fresh insight into the Antarctic explorer, who died a century ago

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022

Earliest solar storm

What is the earliest record of a solar storm? Through analysis of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, a research team has found evidence of an extreme solar storm that occurred about 9,200 years

The Hindu · Feb 5, 2022

Locating Ernest Shackleton's lost ship during expedition would be 'groundbreaking' says historian

An imminent expedition aims to find, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, which sank during the Kildare man’s quest to Antarctica in 1915

Irish Mirror · Feb 4, 2022