The Antarctic Report

Opening the Door to Discovery Hut Through Virtual Reality

September 01, 2026

For most people, Antarctica remains a place of imagination rather than experience. Its remote location and harsh conditions mean that only a small number of visitors ever have the opportunity to stand inside the continent’s historic expedition huts. A new virtual reality reconstruction of Scott’s Discovery Hut is helping to change that, bringing one of Antarctica’s most significant heritage sites to audiences around the world.

Heritage History

Saving Shackleton’s Ship Before Technology Reaches It

September 01, 2026

The wreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous expedition vessel, may soon receive a level of protection never before granted to an underwater heritage site in Antarctica.

The Krill Race: Britain’s October Test at CCAMLR

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.

NSF Renews Support for IceCube’s Antarctic Mission

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

Denman Glacier may not be as deep as scientists thought

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.

US Researcher Airlifted from Antarctica in Challenging Winter Rescue

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.

CGI version of the proposed rebuilt Scott Base on Ross Island, designed by Jasmax and Hugh Broughton Architects

Green light to rebuild Scott Base in Antarctica

The New Zealand Government has given the green light to begin the redevelopment of Scott Base in Antarctica.

Science

Antarctic ice velocity: most precise map

August 02, 2019

The most precise map ever of movement of the ice sheets across the surface of Antarctic bedrock.

Science

Reconstructing Gondwana - when Antarctica and Australia were joined

July 16, 2019

geological correlations between Antarctica and Australia

Antarctica and Australia separated more than 100 million years ago; airborne magnetic surveys of ice-covered bedrock in Antarctica identifies geological correlations between the two land masses.

Science

Hanging like a loose tooth! only 5km of ice separates two large cracks on Brunt Ice Shelf.

June 13, 2019

Only 5km of ice separates the Chasm 1 and Halloween Cracks on the Brunt Ice Shelf.

Science

Newly detected: Plate tectonic boundary runs beneath the Ross Ice Shelf

May 28, 2019

Previously unmapped geologic boundary between East & West Antarctica under the Ross Ice Shelf.

Science

Summer polynyas transport warm water beneath the Ross Ice Shelf

April 29, 2019

Warm water from polynyas circulates below the Ross Ice Shelf

Open water in summer (polynya) generates warm water, transporting heat into the cavity beneath the Ross Ice Shelf

Science

Huge void discovered beneath the mighty Thwaites Glacier

February 06, 2019

A huge void has been discovered beneath the mighty Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.

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