Now playing Next Culture news Polar noise exhibition reveals rarely heard Arctic and Antarctic sound The interactive online exhibition features 54 sounds across the Antarctic and Arctic regions and can be fully explored from the warm comfort of your own living room. 12/02/2023
Now playing Next Climate Could rocket launches reopen the ozone hole? According to researchers at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, rockets ‘punching’ through the stratosphere could contribute to ozone depletion. 06/02/2023
Now playing Next Living How can 50,000-year-old ice help to solve the climate crisis? Antarctic ice is helping scientists to understand how the climate has changed in the last 50,000 years. 02/02/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Dutch students have designed an electric research rover for Antarctica The group of Dutch students behind the electric rover has recently run successful test drives in Norway to prove it can withstand the harsh weather conditions. 25/01/2023
Now playing Next Nature London-sized iceberg breaks off Antarctica - but scientists aren’t worried A huge iceberg measuring more than 1,550 square kilometres broke away from the 150 metre thick Brunt Ice Shelf on Sunday. 25/01/2023
Now playing Next Climate Inside the submarine mission to protect 95% of Antarctica’s waters There is less ice in Antarctica ‘right now than at any other time in recorded history.’ 17/01/2023
Now playing Next Travel News One dead after Antarctic cruise ship hit by ‘rogue wave’ The ship was struck by a “rogue wave.” 02/12/2022
Now playing Next Russia Russia may block Antarctic protections amid global tensions Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to decide the future of Antarctica's pristine waters. 27/10/2022
Now playing Next Green News Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, scientists say Scientists are calling for tighter restrictions on PFAS which persist in the environment for years. 04/08/2022
Now playing Next no comment Australian Antarctic researchers take traditional icy plunge Brave swimmers took a dip in minus 19-degree Celsius temperatures - with the wind chill dropping that to about minus 25. 21/06/2022
Now playing Next Climate What’s behind the surprising growth of one Antarctic ice sheet? Scientists think changing wind patterns and floating sea ice has led to the growth of ice sheets in eastern Antarctica. 13/05/2022
Now playing Next Climate How did it feel to experience Antarctica's 'erratic' new weather? The ClimateForce 2041 expedition took 160 climate leaders to the Antarctic Peninsula - here's what they want you to know. 23/04/2022
Now playing Next Climate Now Heatwaves and snow: What's really happening to the Antarctic climate? Last month Antarctica experienced a record-breaking heatwave, and unusually high amounts of snowfall in some places. Climate Now asks experts on the ice to explain what's really happening on the frozen continent. 18/04/2022
Now playing Next Travel News Irish polar explorer Shackleton’s ship discovered in Antarctica 107 years after its sinking, Ernest Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ has been discovered deep beneath the Antarctic Ocean. 09/03/2022
Now playing Next Green News Why is the snow in Antarctica turning from white to black? How black carbon pollution is causing Antarctica’s snow to darken - and melt faster 23/02/2022
Now playing Next Nature Meet the polar explorers who fell in love across a frozen continent Two Australian Antarctic explorers are returning home with a wedding to plan after sparking up a romance that’s endured the isolation of the frozen continent. 14/02/2022
Now playing Next Nature Why is this Antarctic penguin thriving in the face of climate change? It isn’t all bad news for our favourite flightless birds, a recent study indicates 22/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news What's it like to celebrate Christmas in Antarctica? When you're celebrating Christmas from one of the most remote outposts on Earth, it's all about logistics. 25/12/2021
Now playing Next Climate ‘Monster’ glacier in Antarctica on verge of losing ice shelf Scientists have discovered cracks in the shelf holding back Thwaites glacier which could cause sea levels to rise by several feet. 14/12/2021
Now playing Next no comment Total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers -- and countless penguins. 06/12/2021