El Nino may be behind melting of Antarctica`s Pine Island Glacier

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:42

The floating ice shelf at the tip of Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest routes for ice to flow from Antarctica into the sea, has been melting and thinning for the past four decades causing the glacier to speed up and discharge more ice, researchers say.

Relief at Antarctic rescue turns to fear for Chinese ship

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 13:54

The Australian authorities expressed relief after 52 passengers were safely evacuated by helicopter from a Russian ship stranded in Antarctica, but then raised concern for a Chinese rescue vessel caught in heavy ice.

All passengers rescued from ice-trapped ship in Antarctica

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 11:11

Sea ice delayed a planned helicopter evacuation of a Russian research vessel trapped in Antarctica, with Australian maritime officials saying the rescue was unlikely to go ahead on Thursday as earlier planned.

Sir Ernest Shackleton`s 1914 expedition pics found in Antarctica

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 14:59

Antarctic Heritage Trust conservators have found a box of 22 exposed but unprocessed negatives, which were frozen in a block of ice for nearly a century.

New Year on ice as weather stalls Antarctic air-sea rescue

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 09:29

An icebound Russian research vessel prepared to ring in the New Year in remote Antarctica today as blizzards hampered a helicopter rescue planned after several icebreaking attempts failed.

Antarctic ship passengers to be evacuated by Chinese helicopter: Russia

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 20:13

Russia said on Monday that most of the passengers and some of the crew stranded on a scientific expedition ship off Antarctica will be evacuated by a Chinese helicopter should the weather allow.

Antarctic blizzard halts icebreaker`s bid to rescue stranded ship

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 14:13

The Australian vessel had reached as close as about 10 nautical miles from the trapped ship before turning back.

Rescue of stranded Antarctic ship stalls

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 14:25

Passengers onboard a ship stuck in ice off Antarctica were on Saturday placing their hopes in the Australian icebreaker hurrying to their remote location, after a Chinese icebreaker failed to free them.

British adventurer becomes first person to cycle to South Pole

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 19:41

In an astonishing feat, a British woman has become the first person in the world to cycle to the South Pole beating two male rivals.

Chinese icebreaker on way to help trapped ship in Antarctica

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 13:48

Help may be on the way for the scientific mission ship trapped in East Antarctica.

19-yr-old sets record for fastest Antarctic to South Pole trek

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 16:00

A 19-year-old student in UK has set a new world record for the fastest journey from the coast of Antarctica to the south pole, after completing the arduous trek in just 18 days.

Rescue underway for Russian ship trapped by Antarctic ice

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 11:49

Three icebreaking ships were today hurrying to reach a Russian vessel carrying 74 people on a scientific expedition which is trapped by ice off Antarctica, with Australian authorities coordinating the rescue mission.