Emperor penguins face being wiped out as rising temperatures continue to melt sea ice. Numbers of Antarctica's largest sea bird will decline slowly until about 2040 and then plunge steeply if the continent carries on warming at the same rate. Some existing 3,000 mating pairs could fall to as few as 500 by 2100.


Scientists Alert to Increasing Emperor Penguin Deaths 

In a devastating climate milestone, Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier is melting at record speed, collapsing billions of tonnes of ice into the ocean. Satellite data reveals that this rapid glacier retreat could trigger a significant rise in global sea levels, potentially pushing the planet beyond the 1.5°C climate limit. Scientists are sounding the alarm, warning that this development may lead to catastrophic consequences for coastal cities and ecosystems worldwide.

Antarctic Glacier Retreat Breaks All Records, Sparks Sea Level Panic

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage near South America early Friday, triggering a tsunami precaution alert for the Chilean Antarctic territory. The quake, initially recorded as magnitude 8.0, was later downgraded by the USGS. The epicenter was located over 700 km southeast of Argentina's Ushuaia, at a shallow depth of 11 km.

 Strong 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits drake passage in South-America 

An unmanned submersible robot named 'Ran' has offered scientists a sneak peek into the mysterious and never-known world existing beneath the Antarctic ice shelves which have been melting in the wake of climate change.

'RAN' robot reveals the 'never-known' world existing beneath the Antarctic ice sheets. Here's what it is

Climate change theoretically means long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, which are very much visible in the form of scorching heat waves, incessant rains, subsequent floods, and more.

Ozone depletion concerning for Antarctic organisms in their life cycles

Scientists, in a new study, have hinted that meteorites may soon disappear from the icy plains of Antarctica due to climate warming. The Antarctic is a haven for meteorite hunters and is filled with meteorites in today's date.

Meteorites, hiding in ice sheets of Antarctic, may disappear amid climate warming: study

Researchers in Antarctica are investigating whether bird flu has killed hundreds, possibly thousands, of Adelie penguins. Last month, as per a statement by Federation University Australia, a scientific expedition discovered at least 532 dead penguins, with thousands more believed to have perished from an unknown ailment.

Is bird flu to blame for thousands of dead penguins in Antarctica? Scientists rush to find out

The British scientists have just returned from a groundbreaking Expedition but this isn't your typical research. What these scientists have in fact Enlisted the help of some unexpected allies in their quest to unlock the secrets of the Southern Ocean. Watch to know more!

Antarctic Seals assist British scientists in Southern Ocean research

China opened its fifth research station in Antarctica on Wednesday amid concerns over its location suited to collect signals "intelligence" from US-allied Australia and New Zealand.

China opens fifth Antarctic research station

The British Antarctic Survey and researchers at the University of Cambridge have found the first concrete proof that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet abruptly and dramatically shrank eight thousand years ago, at the end of the Last Ice Age.

Ice cores show quick loss of Antarctic ice 8,000 years ago

China on Wednesday inaugurated its Ross Sea scientific research station, the official Xinhua news agency reported, starting operations in an outpost in a part of the Antarctic due south of Australia and New Zealand for the first time.

China opens Antarctic station south of Australia, New Zealand

Recent satellite measurements have revealed the thickness of the colossal iceberg A-23a, the largest in the world, standing at just over 280 metres. With a massive area of 3,900 square kilometres and a weight of approximately a trillion tonnes, this iceberg, which broke off from the Antarctic coastline in 1986, has recently become mobile after being grounded in the Weddell Sea for over three decades.

This is the thickness of world's biggest iceberg, and it is astounding

New research has claimed that the ozone layer hole over the Antarctic might be getting larger, contradicting recent reports claiming it was recovering. The New Zealand researchers behind the study published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday (Nov 21) argued that ozone levels have reduced by 26 per cent since 2004 at the core of the hole in the Antarctic springtime.

Ozone hole probably getting larger instead of healing as previously claimed, study says

A group of international researchers believe the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) which is projected to lose mass due to climate change and global ocean warming and is likely to contribute to the rise in sea levels impacting coastal communities across the world is preventable.

Researchers believe the collapse of West Antarctic ice sheet is preventable: Report

An ancient river landscape has been revealed due to global warming. It was preserved underneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years. A new study, published on Tuesday (Oct 24) in Nature Communications, has unveiled that the landscape is bigger than Belgium.

This river landscape was 'frozen in time', hidden for millions of years, till global warming revealed it

The Antarctic ice plays a crucial role in maintaining the Earth's climate by deflecting the sun's rays. But now it is melting at a pace not witnessed before. Scientists fear that the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up.

Southern glaciers hit by climate crisis

Australia rescued a sick researcher from the remote Casey outpost in Antarctica on Monday (September 4), according to a report by CNN, citing Australian officials.

Australia successfully rescues sick expedition member from remote Antarctic outpost

Scientists have found a new species lurking in the depths of the Antarctic Ocean with 20 arms and a distinctive body shape. They encountered it while aboard a research vessel as they pulled their nets from the chilly ocean water.

Massive sea creature with 20 arms attached to a strawberry-shaped body found in Antarctic Ocean

In an astonishing feat of agriculture, scientists have achieved the remarkable milestone of cultivating watermelons in the seemingly inhospitable terrain of Antarctica.

'Chilling' success: Russian scientists cultivate watermelons in the coldest part of Earth

A new satellite image shows China increasing its Antarctic footprint. Beijing's 5th station in southern Polar region is being built as China continues construction. New shipping routes are too being planned to be made in the Area.

Concern grows over China's growing polar presence

China's pursuit of great power status is drawing it to the frozen reaches of the world's polar regions. China is increasing its Antarctic footprint.

Report: China ramps up construction on new Antarctic station

Scientists have sounded alarm over Antarctic sea ice reaching record low levels for the third time in six years. The sea level witnessed a drastic drop in the month of February this year, breaking the 2022 record.

Scientists alarmed over Antarctic sea ice reaching record low levels

Chilean swimmer Barbara Hernandez became the first swimmer to cover 2.5 kilometers in the frozen waters off Antarctica on Monday. Hernandez is an experienced open-water swimmer, having set the Guinness world record for the fastest ocean mil through the Drake Passage in southern Chile.

Barbara Hernandez marks world first with 2.5-KM Antarctica swim

Scientists have discovered a hidden marine thriving 500 metres below the Antarctic ice shelf. The scientists from New Zealand found small shrimp-like creatures and discovered a river along the bottom of a cavernous space under the ice.

Scientists discover hidden marine life thriving 500 metres below Antarctic ice

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