The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

Swan Hellenic’s SH Diana diverted from Antarctica due to mechanical difficulties

This year’s humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) season in Australia has almost come to an end. The beloved mammals are on their way to Antarctica for a summer of feeding. Next year from April onwards, millions of people will again witness their movements and acrobatic displays – either from the coast…

Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below the seafloor have revealed a tiny piece of fossilized resin holding fragments of an ancient rainforest that covered the South Pole during the Cretaceous period.

It’s not every day that an emperor penguin can be spotted enjoying calm, sunny beach life in Australia. The post After An Astonishing 2,000-Mile Trip, This Emperor Penguin Found Himself On An Australian Beach first appeared on Bored Panda.

Antarctica is one of the fastest-warming regions in the world

This is farthest north emperor penguin has ever been recorded

Conservationists warn actions and ambitions of two super powers could lead to overexploitation of vital food source for whales, penguins and seals

The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near Antarctica

Take a walk along a beach in parts of South Australia, and you may come across unusual patches of pink sand. When a team of geologists began analysing samples of this mysterious sand to find out where it comes from, their search took them back through time to a previously…