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Climate study bad news for Antarctica

Major Kiwi-led study paints a dire picture of Antarctica's future under climate change, with models simulating heavy ice loss under all but one scenario.

The Big Read: Climate change and the fate of Antarctica

If the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet melted, oceans would rise by 50 metres. This week, new scientific evidence will be presented that shows it's at risk.

Antarctica would melt entirely if all fossil fuels burned, study finds

A new study has found that if we burned all the fossil fuel on Earth, the Antarctic ice sheet would completely disappear.

Unholy scientists losing their priests

The "declining religiosity" of scientists working on the summer ice of Antarctica has ended a long-standing relationship with New Zealand priests.

Explorer dies while on one last adventure

An Antarctic explorer who died while travelling with his wife in Machu Picchu has been remembered as a “remarkable and lovely man”.

Vast ecosystem discovered in ice

Research efforts and modern technology have revealed tens of thousands of new creatures we never knew could even survive on Antarctica.

Fishing prosecutions a 'giant step forward'

Prosecutions against illegal fishers who tangled with the New Zealand navy have been hailed as a “giant step forward” by Foreign Minister Murray McCully.

Ice-shelf ‘gone in five years'

Antarctica's Larsen B ice-shelf is on course to disintegrate completely within the next five years, according to a study by US space agency Nasa.

Kiwi entrepreneurs join icy think-tank in Antarctica

A New Zealand couple are joining more than 100 entrepreneurs from Australia this weekend heading for the sub-zero temperatures of Antarctica for an 11-day think-tank aimed at "raising financial....

Brian Rudman: Murray McCully's toothless fight with Antarctic poachers

The toothfish pirates refused NZ permission to board, which we meekly obeyed, then, with fuel running out, we retired while the plundering continued, writes Brian Rudman.

Springs could solve Mars mystery

Dramatic geothermal landscape of Waimangu volcanic rift valley a miniature Mars for space buggy inspired by next robotic rover Nasa plans to land on red planet.

Navy fires back at critics over standoff

The commanding officer of the navy ship that was outlasted by three ageing fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean has responded to critics who labelled the operation a disaster.

Rare Antarctic photos for auction

Eerie photographs taken during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole over a century ago have surfaced at an Auckland auction.

Erebus set template for crash rescues

It was the Antarctic mission that set the template for all plane crash recoveries and was led by former New Zealand policeman Bob Mitchell.

Duty before holiday joy at home

Brett Grieve, Antarctica Being far from his children on Christmas Day is hard for Major Brett Grieve, but he knows it's all part of his duty.

What the ice belt means for sea levels

Changes to the Southern Ocean's sea ice belt could mean see the global level rising several metres, says a new study which has shed more light on an ice-age mystery.