Antarctica

New Zealand researchers say changing weather dynamics could be influencing the formation of larger holes in Antarctica's ozone layer, but others debate the new study's findings.

Tradies and thrillseekers called on by the Australian Antarctic division to live and work in one of the world's most extreme environment.

Father and son explorers Geoff and Kitale Wilson are exploring the impact of climate change on one of the planet’s most vulnerable environments.

Renowned polar explorer Dr Geoff Wilson and his 23-year-old son Kitalé are on a two-year mission to make the world fall in love with polar environments, and document their impacts from climate change.

The powerful Antarctic Circumpolar Current in the Southern Ocean acts like a force field, keeping warmer waters out of the polar region. But scientists are concerned a "gateway" is opening up.

Officials at the Australian Antarctic Division were left scrambling after a decision to block RSV Nuyina from transiting the Tasman Bridge and refuelling close to port, with the true cost of a 660km detour now revealed.

The most ambitious deep-field research camp to be set up in the last 20 years is about to welcome 27 scientists this summer, as the Australian Antarctic Program focuses its attention on the Denman Glacier over eight weeks. Science guru Nate Byrne spoke to David Knoff about life in Antarctica after he spent 537 days on the Last Continent.

Using satellite data, researchers uncover an ancient river system hidden for millions of years beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.

A deadly strain of bird flu that has already killed millions of seabirds across the world is likely to land on Antarctic shores this summer, threatening already struggling penguin colonies and marine mammals.

A prominent ecologist tells senators it's "too hard to do science" at the Australian Antarctic Division, revealing she quit due to advice from her dentist.

It's one of the most challenging work environments on the planet. But with hundreds of applicants, the process of selecting the best candidate takes eight months and resembles a reality TV contest.

Scientists are warning Antarctica's sea ice cover is in a dramatic decline putting Emperor Penguin colonies at risk.

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record-low levels this winter adding to scientists' fears the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up.

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, adding to scientists' fears the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up.

As one scientist put it, humans "know more about the moon than we do about the deep ocean", but this ship — and those on board —have just chalked up their 100th mission, attempting to redress the knowledge imbalance.

In a scientific first, researchers have tracked the lengthy journeys of a single southern right whale off Australia's southern cost.

Scientists say warming ocean temperatures are having an alarming impact on Antarctic sea ice levels, with currently 1.5 million square kilometres less sea ice than is typical at this time.

The biggest glacier in East Antarctica is slowly melting. A helicopter expedition has paved the way for new methods to test what is causing it.

Funding and operational issues at the Australian Antarctic Division are having a "catastrophic" impact on critical research and damaging the organisation's international reputation, a Senate inquiry is told.

An Australian expeditioner with an undisclosed medical condition is evacuated by helicopter from Casey research station and is being brought back to Hobart on the RSV Nuyina.

The Australian, based at the remote Casey Research Station 3,880 km south of Perth, has a "developing medical condition" .

From frozen forks to midday auroras, Matty Jordan's videos of his Antarctic winter experience have grown a global following.

Thousands of baby emperor penguins in Antarctica are thought to have drowned after the ice breeding platform melted into water.

Thousands of baby emperor penguins drowned last year in Antarctica as sea ice broke up early and reached record lows, British researchers say, reinforcing dire predictions about the future survival of the species.

Australia's half-billion dollar icebreaker is based in Hobart, but will have to sail to the other end of Tasmania to refuel, due to it not being allowed under a bridge in its home port — the latest setback for the trouble-prone vessel.