Glaciers on the remote Australian territory of Heard Island have lost almost a quarter of their size in the past seven ...

Almost a quarter of the glaciers in one of the world's last pristine ecosystems have melted from climate change, according to ...

Heard Island is a land of fire and ice, home to Australia's only active volcano, with 12 major glaciers carving through the ...

Beneath the frozen surface of East Antarctica, formations hidden for millions of years are now influencing glacier movement.

The Australian Antarctic research station Casey overlooks Vincennes Bay. A new report has found a culture of harassment and sexism at the country's Antarctic bases. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty ...

Visitor numbers to Antarctica could reach 450,000 a year within a decade, according to one scenario. How do we stem the tide?

HOBART, Australia - The giant orange icebreaker Aurora Australis left Australia for the final time on Saturday after more than 150 trips to Antarctica. Next stop: a shipyard in Dubai, where it ...

(Commonwealth of Australia/Australian Antarctic Division) Scientists find "sea pigs," "butterflies" on ocean floor Using a beam trawler, the team pulled up heavy mud containing several interesting ...

SYDNEY — An Australian rescue team swooped into Antarctica on Thursday to rescue an American experiencing a medical emergency at a U.S. scientific base in a rare midwinter rescue from the frozen ...

Australia’s government is planning to build an airport and runway in Antarctica, as part of a multimillion dollar scheme it says will ensure year-round access for environmental scientists to ...

The Australian delegation to the most recent Consultative Meeting, for example, was led by the then senior legal adviser in DFAT's International Organisations and Legal Division and her successor was ...