Antarctica

A groundbreaking study led by South African scientists has uncovered thriving microbial communities within Antarctica's vast winter sea ice. These microorganisms produce…

The redesigned flag aims to focus attention on the microplastic crisis affecting the remote region

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists of South Africa provides researchers a unique opportunity to visit Antarctica aboard the SA Agulhas II

Scientists from a number of institutions collaborated to collect data on 17 marine birds and mammals such as penguins, albatrosses, seals and whales in the ocean around Antarctica

Half the world’s orcas are doomed, because a coal byproduct has been leaking into the oceans for more than a century

Totten Glacier’s underbelly is being eroded by warm sea water flowing hundreds of kilometres inland after passing through underwater "gateways".

And it could mean that the Antarctic ice shelf is becoming unstable

"Ice is shrinking at both ends of the planet, a development alarming scientists."

Critical ocean flows are changing, cutting off an ecosystem that regulates global temperatures and feeds fish.

An increase in the level of ice around the frozen continent is making it difficult to get fuel and supplies to research stations.

A legacy programme captures South Africa’s active involvement in scientific research in Antarctica and the Prince Edward Islands since World War II.

A South African astrophysicist is part of a team seeking to drag ancient cosmic secrets out of the polar skies.

In a pioneering move, a wave glider has been sent out to sea from Cape Town to measure pollution around Antarctica.

The science is in, and living in Cape Town and Durban will be impossible thanks to melting glaciers and an extra 4m rise in sea level.

Off the coast of South Africa, ocean robots are sending back information to help us to understand how the ­climate is changing.