The icebreakers have been invited to expand their use of Hobart as part of a push by the Tasmanian government to capitalise on China's growing interest in Antarctica.

The introductory wall label in the exhibition in Hobart cites Edmund Halley as the first man to sketch tabular icebergs inthe ...

The emperor penguin was found on an Australian beach near the coastal town of Denmark, more than 2,200 miles from its ...

Mawson research station. Picture: Michael Brill/Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Those who are chosen to fill the roles will help maintain Australia’s scientific research stations ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast ...