Antarctica

• Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 10:59 UTC

  Why a U.S. military plane landed in Ushuaia: lawmakers, ports and geopolitics

  

  The landing in Ushuaia of a U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers has reignited political controversy in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province and sharpened attention on the country’s strategic footprint in the South Atlantic and Antarctica, amid deepening ties between President Javier Milei and U.S. President Donald Trump.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 13:16 UTC

  UK investment in Antarctica underlines role as a leading polar research nation

  

  A major new British Antarctic Survey (BAS) facility at Rothera Research Station is being presented as evidence of the UK’s standing in polar research. The £100 million Discovery Building—together with a new services network at Rothera—has been formally opened by BAS Director Professor Dame Jane Francis, completing what BAS describes as the largest UK construction project ever carried out in Antarctica.

• Monday, January 19th 2026 - 12:59 UTC

  South Georgia, Discovery Investigations: 100 Years Of Marine Science Stamp Release

  

  Two-hundred and fifty years ago Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay and took possession of South Georgia, in the name of King George III and his heirs.

• Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

  Pumas shift to eating penguins along Argentine coast

  

  A recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has documented an unprecedented ecological interaction in Argentina, where Pumas (Puma concolor) are hunting Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) along the Patagonian coast as a direct result of historical human intervention.

• Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 19:25 UTC

  Falklands and South Georgia stand out in WOAH “Devastating Biodiversity Loss” report on HPAI

  

  The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) has released a critical statement on the devastating impact of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) on wildlife populations worldwide. The organization reports that the current panzootic is causing unprecedented ecological disruption and mortality rates across a rapidly expanding range of species.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 22:25 UTC

  Killer sea sponge in deep Antarctic waters traps and devours live species

  

  A team from The Nippon Foundation’s Nekton Ocean Census worked with Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ship Falkor to reach far beneath Antarctic waters, where they found/discovered and recovered, with the help of a robot submarine, a raft of sea bed species

• Sunday, December 7th 2025 - 18:27 UTC

  South Georgia’s changing ocean currents affect the rich marine ecosystem

  

  Scientists have uncovered how changing ocean currents in South Georgia's fjords could affect the survival of young mackerel icefish. The species is a key component of the island's rich marine ecosystem and is an important prey species for seals and penguins.

• Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 09:45 UTC

  South Georgia welcomes the UK/Oversea Territories’ biodiversity strategy

  

  The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, welcomes the publication of the UK OT biodiversity strategy which reaffirms the commitment of the UK government to work with OT territory governments to conserve, protect, and restore biodiversity in the Overseas Territories and to champion the benefits of nature.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 09:53 UTC

  Argentina launches 2025/26 Summer Antarctic Campaign

  

  Argentina has formally commenced its 2025/26 Summer Antarctic Campaign (CAV), a massive, multi-faceted operation integrating logistics, scientific research, and infrastructure development in one of the planet’s most challenging environments.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 08:35 UTC

  UK Antarctic Strategy to 2035, next decade Policy Paper

  

  The strategy document sets out the UK's approach to the Antarctic over the next decade, It can be read at,UK Antarctic Strategy to 2035