Geopolitical ambitions threaten Antarctica's peace, driving resource interest and testing the 1961 Antarctic Treaty.

While Britain, Argentina, Australia, Norway, France, New Zealand and Chile have long held territorial claims over the vast ...

has commended the Nord-Troms District Court for convicting Jarle Andhøy of violating the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Andhøy, skipper of the ill-fated yacht ...

All that stands between the status quo and chaos is a fragile treaty Antarctica is the only continent unbloodied by war. For over six decades peace on the frozen land mass has been kept by the ...

Findings from our 50-article investigation, which uncovered the Russian Antarctic Expedition’s hydrocarbon surveys via Cape Town, feature in The Economist’s in-depth follow-up.

Using a new method and baseline time period to analyze human-caused climate change, researchers have found the Earth has ...

However in Antarctica, the right to an extended continental shelf under the UN Law of the Sea has to be considered against the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty, which suspends all territorial ...

"Microplastics can affect precipitation patterns, weather forecasting, climate modeling, and even aircraft safety".

Dr Paul Newman, NASA's head of ozone research, noted that “the 2024 Antarctic ozone hole is smaller than those observed in the early 2000s, reflecting the gradual recovery that's been ongoing for two ...

This year is on track to be the hottest on record, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation said as it issued a “red alert” ...

Nations gather in South Korea this month for a final meeting on curbing plastic pollution. Who are the key players – and is a ...

Because of varying interests of countries and affected private corporations, the passage of a legally binding global treaty is very challenging ... Following the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole ...