Japan withdraws from IWC . Good for Antarctica bad for Japanese waters
JAPAN HAS DECIDED to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume whaling in its coastal waters, a government spokesman... read more →
January 4, 2019
Students across the world will virtually join a journey to the Weddel Sea in Antarctica
EXPLORING THE LARSEN C ICE SHELF The Weddell Sea Expedition 2019 will bring together world-leading glaciologists, marine biologists, oceanographers and... read more →
December 30, 2018
U.S. Navy to flex muscles in Arctic: “Opportunity for conflict is only rising “
The U.S. Navy is preparing to take a page from its South China Sea strategy with plans to eventually carry... read more →
December 29, 2018
Researchers capture audio of Antarctic ice “singing”
A haunting sound captured by researchers could help monitor changes to Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf from afar. Extremely sensitive sensors... read more →
December 29, 2018
Two contract employees die at NSF’s McMurdo Station
Two fire technicians at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been pronounced dead following an incident at... read more →
December 29, 2018
Celebrating the 59th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty
After almost 60 years, the Antarctic Treaty continues to shine as a rare beacon of international cooperation. To celebrate this... read more →
December 1, 2018
For the first time, a “headless chicken monster”, has been filmed in East Antarctica.
New underwater camera technology developed by Australian researchers is shining a light on previously unseen species in the Southern Ocean... read more →
October 24, 2018
Record-setting scientist calls South Pole an ‘absolutely amazing place’
Astrophysicist Robert Schwarz has spent more winters at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station than anyone else in history The idea... read more →
October 16, 2018
Taller Plants in Warming Arctic Accelerate Climate Change
The tundra is a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America where the subsoil is permanently... read more →
October 16, 2018