The World Monuments Fund has added the moon to its watch list of 25 historic places that face major challenges and has called ...

An international team of scientists has drilled nearly two miles into Antarctic bedrock, extracting a 1.2 million-year-old ice core. This breakthrough, achieved by Beyond EPICA at Little Dome C ...

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1 ...

A Portsmouth scientist aboard a Royal Navy icebreaker is uncovering the damage plastic waste is having on Antarctica.

As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula, one whale used its four-metre-long fin to sweep a net of bubbles around its prey and trap them, known as "bubble-netting".

Instead of being ruled by one nation, Antarctica is governed by a group of countries bound together by the Antarctic Treaty, established in 1959 to ensure the continent is used for peaceful purposes.

But there is concern that the "frivolous" nature of some TikTok videos is at odds with the values of the Antarctic Treaty system, and could lead to unwanted behaviours. At Hobart's cruise ship ...

Jordan Wylie says he will spend the rest of 2025 training for his three-week Antarctic expedition A former soldier has promised to pose for a selfie on the summit of an Antarctic mountain while ...

The area is governed by the Antarctic Treaty System, which mandates that “Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only.” The Cold-War era pact and subsequent agreements aimed to make ...

The Antarctic Treaty, established in 1961, preserves the continent as a scientific haven devoid of government or indigenous populations. Chile, alongside other nations, has long claimed portions of ...