Jano Gibson

Academics say the frivolous nature of some TikTok videos is creating perceptions, and potentially behaviours, that are sometimes at odds with the values of the Antarctic Treaty system.

Social media is contributing to a surge in annual visitor numbers to Antarctica. The ABC's Antarctic reporter Jano Gibson speaks to university researcher Assoc.

An exhibition commemorating the collapse of the Tasman Bridge 50 years ago features two cars captured in a now-iconic photo of the incident. The gallery now admits one of the Holdens on display "is not the car that was on bridge".

An independent report into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital has found those working within the service "haven't felt supported and valued to be able to speak up and talk about safety and quality concerns".

Across Tasmania's forests, a distinctive "boo-book" sound can sometimes be heard among the trees. It is the call of common type of owl known as a Tasmanian boobook, or mopoke.

Sea life in Antarctica.

On a remote stretch of coastline in East Antarctica, a team of scientists is about to peer beneath the sea ice here for the first time.

Program: A global human rights report has found Australia's rights record is marred by its maltreatment of children in the criminal justice system.

The Tasmanian government will decide within two week whether to lease its newest Spirit of Tasmania ferry to a private international operator, or bring the vessel home from Scotland.

Lucy Barnard has received an Australian Geographic award part-way through her mission to become the first woman to walk from the southernmost tip of South America to the top of North America.