The peninsula is among the fastest-warming regions on earth.

Record high temperature of more than 18C recorded for Antarctica

Lewis Pugh swam for more than 10 minutes wearing just trunks, cap and goggles.

British endurance swimmer completes swim under Antarctic ice sheet

Researchers in Antarctica have captured on film the adorable moment a duo of penguins lose their friend on the ice.

Kit Adams, 26, from Newcastle in Co Down, said polar places were something he was passionate about.

Experts do not know if it is a natural blip or long-term global warming.

An Antarctic scientist has captured extraordinary footage of a close encounter with a killer whale.


A team of scientists investigating one of the most remote regions in the Antarctica have embarked on their pioneering expedition.

Captain Lou Rudd also sets the record for the the most expedition miles covered in the frozen continent

A British army captain attempting to become the first person to make a solo crossing of Antarctica says his body is "taking a hammering".

Scientists warn of the serious effects overfishing and climate change has to seabed around Antarctica.

Two Emperor penguins couldn't resist the opportunity to take a selfie when an Australian Antarctic expeditioner left his camera on the ice.

The army team were welcomed home after becoming the first all-female group to cross Antarctica using muscle power alone.

A group of soldiers has broken an Antarctica record by becoming the first all-female team to cross the continent using only muscle power.

After becoming the first man to walk to both poles, Robert Swan and his son are walking to the South Pole using only renewable energy.

The vast iceberg weighing more than a trillion tonnes had been 'hanging by a thread' until this week. 