Once spread across the Southern Hemisphere, southern elephant seals are now facing steep declines. A new study reveals that ...

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were taken aback ...

The Cormorant at 55 South, expected to open in January on the southern tip of Chile, will be a hotel tailor-made for the ...

President Donald Trump announced wide-reaching tariffs against many U.S. trade partners on Wednesday — but the list inexplicably includes a series of uninhabited islands near Antarctica.

The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands was meant to close "ridiculous loopholes", said the US Commerce Secretary The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country's decision ...

As we age, we face challenges. Some are predictable; some are not. Some potential risks feel like major upheavals or taboo topics, while others are less disturbing. Some challenges involve ...

Four of Australia's external territories, including Heard Island and McDonald Islands, as well as Christmas Island, and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, received the 10% tariff floor that Trump imposed on ...

A waddle of King penguins on the shores of Heard Island. (Matt Curnock / Australian Antarctic Division) “It just shows and exemplifies the fact that nowhere on Earth is safe from this ...