August 31, 2026
The Southern Ocean krill fishery has become one of the most closely watched issues in Antarctic governance. On 12 August, the fishery reached its 620,000-tonne catch trigger and closed for the second consecutive year before the end of the season, bringing renewed scrutiny to how one of the world’s most important marine resources is managed.
August 31, 2026
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed its cooperative agreement with the University of Wisconsin–Madison to continue managing and operating the NSF IceCube Neutrino Observatory
August 31, 2026
Scientists have taken a new look beneath one of East Antarctica’s most closely watched glaciers, finding that part of its bed may lie substantially higher than previous maps suggested.
An American researcher stationed at McMurdo Station in Antarctica has been safely evacuated during a challenging midwinter rescue operation carried out by Australian aviation specialists.
The New Zealand Government has given the green light to begin the redevelopment of Scott Base in Antarctica.
In the end, the demise of Iceberg A68A was relatively swift.
The new wall map of Antarctica has been published by Land Information NZ (LINZ), in association with the New Zealand Antarctic Society
June 13, 2019
Only 5km of ice separates the Chasm 1 and Halloween Cracks on the Brunt Ice Shelf.
May 28, 2019
Previously unmapped geologic boundary between East & West Antarctica under the Ross Ice Shelf.
April 29, 2019
Open water in summer (polynya) generates warm water, transporting heat into the cavity beneath the Ross Ice Shelf
February 06, 2019
A huge void has been discovered beneath the mighty Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.
November 04, 2018
At the extreme inner recess of the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf, the 5m tidal range moves the grounding line of the Foundation Ice Stream 20km back and forth with each tide
October 17, 2018
Seismographs on Earth's largest ice shelf detected vibrations caused by winds blowing across the snow on the surface.