The Latest Breaking News from Antarctica

Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's visit to her country's research station in Antarctica was upended by bad weather that forced the plane she was travelling in to turn back midflight on Tuesday.

Committee says ex-president – ‘the central cause of January 6’ – led effort to overturn the election. Plus, $1bn Kushner deal investigated

Denman glacier in remote part of the continent could become unstable, possibly contributing to more sea level rise than predicted

Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s portfolio award goes to Laurent Ballesta, who describes his long and deep dives under the ice

Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915. The wreck now lies at a depth of 9,000 feet

Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915.

Endurance sank after becoming stuck in ice in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915.

A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community” – and that efforts “dedicated to prevention [are] nearly absent” – drew attention around the world. But as a historian of Antarctic science, I did…