Antarctic cruises have never been so popular, with roughly 100,000 passengers a year. About 98% of them sail from South ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, ...

India and Chile will soon launch joint research expeditions to Antarctica in climate change, geosciences, microbiology, and innovation, Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. A ...

A Letter of Intent (LoI) for cooperation in Antarctic research has been signed during the ongoing visit of Chilean President ...

Scientists uncover a thriving ecosystem beneath an Antarctic glacier, revealing corals, octopuses, and giant sea spiders ...

Most Antarctic trips explore the western peninsula departing from South America for about 10 days. This is the most beautiful ...

The virus has claimed 150 wandering albatross chicks, but adults in other species are a bigger concern, says the Department ...

Experts warn that South Africa is on the brink of an avian influenza disaster, urging the government to act swiftly to protect both poultry and wild bird populations.

Most cruises visit the Antarctic Peninsula and perhaps South Georgia and the Falkland Islands too, close to South America. However Scenic, unusually, also offers Ross Sea and East Antarctica cruises.

The department of forestry, fisheries and environment has confirmed the presence of the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus on South Africa’s sub-Antarctic territory of Marion Island.