5 Best 'Crocodile Hunter' Episodes As World Marks Steve Irwin Day
Steve Irwin died 15 years ago after being struck by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef.
'Exhausted' Antarctic Penguin Rescued After 1,900-Mile Swim to New Zealand
Walkers found the lost and tired-looking animal, which has been relocated to a beach with fewer predators in the hopes it will swim home.
'Killing Field' of Mummified Penguins Discovered in Antarctica
In some areas there were up to 15 mummified penguins per square yard.
Woman Minutes From Frostbite in the South Pole As She Wears Shorts in -85F
The woman, named Toni, lives at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole research station and posts videos answering TikTokers' questions about life in Antarctica.
Video Showing the South Pole's Bizarre Climate Confuses the Internet
TikToker Joe, who has been working at a South Pole research station, showed the end of the region's six-month night in a video.
High-Risk Mission Sees Member of U.S. Antarctic Program Evacuated
The New Zealand air force flew more than 2,400 miles in order to land on an ice runway in Antarctica and evacuate the injured individual.
Southern Ocean Waters Officially Recognized on World Oceans Day
The National Geographic Society has been considering the decision to officially recognize the Southern Ocean for years as the term became increasingly popular among scientists.
Viral TikTok Video Shows What It's Like to Live at the South Pole
TikTok user @antwuhnet takes viewers inside her life at the South Pole, documenting everything from her dorm room to the incredible views.
Photos Show Strange Sea Creatures Unveiled by Mega-Iceberg Breaking
An iceberg split on such a scale only happens roughly once every 10 years, researchers said. This time, a research ship was nearby.
California Man Reunited With Wallet He Lost in Antarctica Over 50 Years Ago
Paul Grisham misplaced the item, containing his driver's license and Navy ID, in 1968 after a 13-month placement on the remote continent.
Man Who Lost His Wallet in Antarctica Gets It Back 53 Years Later
Paul Grisham, 91, originally from Douglas, Arizona, lost the wallet in the frozen continent where he worked in the 1960s.
COVID-19 Strikes Antarctica, Its 7th Continent, Chilean Base Hit With Virus
Antarctica's record of being the last place on earth untouched by COVID-19 has reportedly ended, after at least 36 people stationed at Chile's General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelm research base in Antarctica recently tested positive for the virus.
We Have Helped Make the South Pole One of Earth's Fastest Warming Places
Over the past 30 years, the region has been one of the fastest changing places on Earth, warming over three times more rapidly than the rest of the world.
Iceberg Almost the Size of Chicago Set to Break Off Antarctic Ice Shelf
The calving event is expected to take place on the Larsen D ice shelf within the next month.
Microplastics Found in Gut of One of Earth's Most Isolated Animals
Tiny plastic fragments have been documented in virtually every ecosystem on Earth.
Neutrinos That Sparked Parallel Universe Claims May Have Simple Explanation
Researchers say the anomalies recorded in Antarctica may be the result of cosmic rays being reflected back after hitting subsurface features.
Cleanest Air in the World Discovered
The atmospheric region above the Southern Ocean was found to be free from anthropogenic particles.
Tall Ship Sails 10,000 Miles From the End of the World During COVID-19
At the world's southernmost city, while coronavirus slams the world, the tall ship Bark Europa set sails an epic saga of 80 days at sea, a journey that hasn't been done since the beginning of the 19th century.
'Green Snow' May Blanket Antarctic Coast As Global Temperatures Increase
Scientists have mapped changes to the algae that forms on the surface of snow during the frozen continent's summer months.
Penguins Feces Emits so Much N2O Scientists Studying Them Went 'Cuckoo'
Scientists from Denmark were studying a king penguin colony to assess its impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
Traces of Antarctica Rainforest That Existed 90 Million Years Ago Found
Preserved roots, pollen, and spores from the forest were found in an ice core taken from near the Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers in West Antarctica
Antarctica Has Just Had Its First Recorded Heatwave
Temperatures reached 20.75 degrees Celsius on Seymour Island east of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Strange Images of 'Blood Snow' in Antarctica Shared by Scientists
The unusual red coloring can cause snow to melt faster.
Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier 'Has Got Three Guns Pointed Right At It'
Channels of warm water are merging under Thwaites glacier, new research shows.
Images from Space Show Antarctica Melting After Hottest Day Ever Recorded
On February 6, the temperature at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula reached 18.3 degrees Celsius.
Animation Shows Enormous Iceberg Break Away from Antarctic Glacier
Four years-worth of satellite data shows three calving events in Pine Island Glacier on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the most recent of which took place at the weekend.
Antarctica Hits Record-High Temperature
Argentina's national weather service clocked the warmest temperature recorded for continental Antarctica since monitoring began on February 6, when thermometers hit 18.3 C.
Melting Glaciers and Thawing Permafrost Could Release Ancient Viruses
Researchers have detected novel viruses in samples of glacial ice, suggesting global heating could lead to the re-emergence of historic pathogens. But the science is uncertain.
Antarctica Faces Irreversible Glacial Melt 200 Years After Discovery
The 27 January marks the first time the Antarctica mainland was seen with human eyes. Two hundred years later and it approaches a tipping point of irreversible glacial melt.
Ozone Destroying Substances Caused Half of Arctic Warming from 1955 to 2005
Findings come over 30 years after the Montreal Protocol was introduced.