The port of Montevideo welcomed seven polar expedition ships this week at the start of the Antarctic season, reinforcing the Uruguayan capital’s role as a staging point for cruise ships heading to the frozen continent.

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) (*) has found that the 2026 Antarctic ozone hole reached a significant size threshold slightly earlier than average, aligned with 2025. It has also stayed ahead of average, un...

The Royal Navy's only ice patrol vessel has been towed into Devonport, reportedly with a double engine failure, raising fresh concerns over how the news will be interpreted by Argentina. HMS Protector fulfils an icebreaking rol...

A remote volcanic island near Antarctica has lost its title of largest penguin colony in the world, as new research reveals massive population declines, igniting fears for species’ survival. Researchers from British Antarctic...

The chinstrap penguin population on Zavodovski Island, in the South Sandwich Islands, has fallen by almost two thirds since 2011, according to a study by the British Antarctic Survey. The island, described that year as the worl...