Science & EnvironmentOct 27, 2026
Iceberg A-81 Reaches South Georgia After Three Years
A-81 calved from Brunt Ice Shelf in January 2023, crossed the Weddell Sea, and slowed at South Georgia's underwater shelf in October 2026.
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Science & EnvironmentOct 26, 2026
Saildrone SD-1092 begins 22,000-kilometre Antarctic carbon loop
The autonomous 7-metre Saildrone Explorer SD-1092 left Tasmania on 20 September 2026 to measure ocean carbon uptake on a 22,000-kilometre Antarctic loop.
Science & EnvironmentOct 21, 2026
Jackie Ronne: among first women to overwinter in Antarctica
Edith “Jackie” Ronne spent 15 months overwintering in Antarctica with 21 men and another woman in 1947-48, then returned to the continent for decades.
Science & EnvironmentOct 20, 2026
Ancient Antarctic ice collapse tied to ocean warming
A study of ancient Antarctica says ocean warming, not air warming, may play the bigger role in ice sheet collapse. No operator or policy news moved today.
Science & EnvironmentOct 18, 2026
Antarctic Program names leaders, opens 2027/28 hiring
Australia named its next station leaders and opened 2027/28 Antarctic recruitment. CCAMLR detailed Chile's first CIMAR cruise in the Bransfield Strait.
Science & EnvironmentOct 16, 2026
Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize for IceCube neutrinos
Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics for IceCube, the NSF South Pole observatory that found high-energy neutrinos from deep space.
Science & EnvironmentOct 12, 2026
Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Third-Lowest Maximum on Record
Antarctic sea ice likely reached its 2026 maximum on September 14 at 17.59 million square kilometers, the third-lowest maximum in the satellite record.
Science & EnvironmentOct 11, 2026
Francis Halzen wins physics Nobel for South Pole neutrinos
The 2026 physics Nobel went to IceCube's Francis Halzen, a hidden ocean was found under the Ross Ice Shelf, and Antarctica kept a top-five Virtuoso slot.
Science & EnvironmentOct 10, 2026
World's largest penguin colony down two-thirds since 2011
Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island are down two-thirds, IAATO has answered a critical study, and Secret Atlas launched explorer yacht Aureum.
Science & EnvironmentOct 4, 2026
Antarctic winter sea ice hits third-lowest on record
Winter sea ice peaked a million square kilometres below average, krill fishing closed early again, and a hybrid-electric ship nears its Antarctic debut.
Science & EnvironmentOct 1, 2026
Australia plans four major Antarctic research campaigns
Australia's Antarctic Division named four research campaigns through 2029/30, covering ice, sea ice, krill and ecosystems. RSV Nuyina is central.
Science & EnvironmentSep 30, 2026
Most Antarctic soil bacteria are unique to the continent
A PNAS study of Antarctic soil bacteria finds around 90 per cent of the strains examined are endemic, challenging the idea that microbes spread everywhere.
Science & EnvironmentSep 24, 2026
Snow Hill Sea Ice Sets the Window for Emperor Penguin Access
Sea ice decides when Snow Hill's emperor penguin colony can be reached. Weddell Sea voyages adjust daily; helicopters widen access.
Science & EnvironmentSep 21, 2026
EU-funded SYNCHRONY project begins four-year Southern Ocean study
The EU-funded SYNCHRONY project, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, began 1 August 2026 to expand Southern Ocean observations with 27 research partners.
Science & EnvironmentSep 16, 2026
Satellite record shows faster glaciers drove most polar ice loss
A 50-year satellite record shows Greenland and Antarctica lost 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice between 1979 and 2023, and 84% of it came from faster glaciers.
Science & EnvironmentSep 13, 2026
Krill Fishery Hits Catch Limit Early; Endurance Protection Push
Krill fishery hit its 620,000-tonne limit by 12 August, closing early. New bid to protect the Endurance wreck with an underwater protected area.
Science & EnvironmentSep 11, 2026
Chilean feasibility study backs fibre-optic link to Antarctica
Chilean study says a fibre-optic cable to Antarctica is feasible. Costs are estimated at $370m or $621m. A decision could come in November.
Science & EnvironmentSep 7, 2026
Australia's Antarctic science plan: ice, krill, September sea ice
Australia's Antarctic monitoring program will run four science campaigns over three seasons, including a krill survey and a September sea ice voyage.
Science & EnvironmentSep 2, 2026
Grey petrels recolonising Macquarie Island after eradication
Grey petrels are recolonising Macquarie Island, nearly a century after vanishing, as pest eradications restore their breeding habitat.
Science & EnvironmentSep 1, 2026
Sea squirt toxins from Antarctica kill melanoma cells in mice
A USF-led Antarctic expedition collected sea squirt toxins that killed melanoma in mice. Lab work now targets synthetic reproduction.
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