Relocation of Halley Research Station in Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey is moving its Halley VI Research Station 23 km across the Brunt Ice Shelf, to be safe from an encroaching fissure in
Antarctic Peninsula ice flow
Successive radar images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite during December 2014 – March 2016, created this spectacular map, showing how fast the ice flows
The BAS Polar Research Ship has a name
The BAS new US$284 million polar research ship, after an online poll to name it, in now called “RRS Boaty McBoatface.”
Last Sunset for six months in Antarctica
For researchers at NOAA’s South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, Sunday March 20 marks the start of the austral autumn, the last time they see the
Witnessing an sub-Antarctic Volcano Erupting
Scientists have taken rare video footage of an eruption of the Big Ben volcano on remote sub-Antarctic Heard Island…
Newly restored photos of Shackleton’s Fateful Antarctic Voyage
The book ‘Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage’ in the Antarctic, is one of the most emotional – breathtaking real adventures I ever read! Each photograph of
World’s largest Canyon discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
World’s largest Canyon discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, located in Princess Elizabeth Land.
Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory near the South Pole, in Antarctica, has begun to detect neutrinos, nearly invisible particles of very high energy.
New detailed view of Antarctica’s Ocean currents
This visualization from the Lab’s MPAS-Ocean Model, shows in high-resolution the ocean currents and eddies in a global ocean simulation with the Antarctic in the
Creatures on the Antarctic seabed
Watch the footage from the Ross Ice Shelf area, with creatures on the Antarctic seabed, seen for the first time. Take a look at the
