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 An undated side-scan sonar image shows the wreck of Quest, Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition ship on which he died off the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic in 1922, as it lies upright and intact on the seabed at a depth of 390 metres northwest of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

Wreck of famed Shackleton’s last expedition ship ‘Quest’ found underwater off Canada’s coast

 Penguins are seen in Curverville Island, Antarctica, February 15, 2018.

Bird flu found on mainland Antarctica for first time ever

 An Adelie penguin stands on a rock as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin populations, on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January 16, 2022

Bird flu found in penguin species sparks fear of spread to Antarctica

By REUTERS
A man walks through a tunnel formed from crystals of permafrost outside the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley in northeast Russia, January 28, 2013.

Global warming could release viruses millions of years old entrapped in ice

Polar bear near Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska

Polar bear dies due to bird flu for first time

 Adelie penguins are seen as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the eastern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 17, 2022.

Scientists warn bird flu likely to spread further in Antarctica

The Penguins of Madagascar

We have somewhere to aspire: The secret to penguin alertness

By Inbar Naaman / Maariv
 Marine biologists Prof. Tali Mass (left) and Dr. Tal Luzzatto Knaan raise the Israeli flag in Antarctica, 2023.

Two women marine biologists from the University of Haifa raise the Israeli flag in Antarctica 

Two Brown Skuas and a wary Gentoo Penguin at Godthul, South Georgia, British Overseas Territories, UK.

Penguins at risk? Bird flu hits Antarctic region for first time

 Promachocrinus genus, 2010

New sea creature discovered by scientists in the Antarctic

 Antarctica.

No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies - scientists

By REUTERS
 Satellite image from the International Space Station (during Expedition 14) of Gornja Siga in 2007.

Are there still pieces of land unclaimed by any country?

By Walla!
 ANTARCTICA – a  raw, pristine, natural, protected and cherished environment.

Antarctic pyramid-shaped structure under ice sheets sparks curiosity

 An aerial view of the 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf with cracks, in Antarctica, in this 2016 handout image.

Antarctic ice levels undergo 'massive decrease,' data shows

By REUTERS
 A highly dramatized artistic illustration of an apocalyptic tsunami.

Climate change may lead to massive tsunamis from Antarctica - study

 A missile is launched during an exercise of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy in the south of Iran, in this picture obtained on January 17, 2023

Why does Iran want to send a navy flotilla to Antarctica? - analysis

 An aerial view of the 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf with cracks, in Antarctica, in this 2016 handout image.

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows - study

By REUTERS
Antarctic iceberg floating in the Amundsen Sea water, October 2009.

Fastest-changing Antarctic region lost over 3 trillion tons of ice - study