Antarctica set a record-high temperature in early February, but new data suggests it's still getting warmer.

The region reached a record high of 18.3 C.

On Dec. 31, 2019, Brian Jones set out to trek across Antarctica, making a 150 kilometer hike to the south pole.

"That was one animal I'd dreamed of seeing, but probably thought I'd never see them," said Victoria-based researcher Josh McInnes.

The Fredericton man will brave the brutal cold and ski across Antarctica to raise money for mental illness initiatives.

The Air Force said two ships, more than a dozen planes and three satellites were being used in the search.

The C-130 Hercules carried 17 crew members and 21 passengers, including three civilians. The personnel were to check on a floating fuel supply line and other equipment at the Chilean base.

The enormous 1,636-square-kilometre iceberg separated or ‘calved’ from the Amery Ice Shelf in east Antarctica on Sept. 26, the Australian Government’s Antarctic Division said in a news release on Tuesday.

American Colin O'Brady has become the first person to traverse Antarctica alone and without help, after completing the 1,500-kilometre trek in 54 days.

The bizarre deep-sea creature is actually a type of sea cucumber, Enypniastes eximia, and has only been recorded before in the Gulf of Mexico, according to scientists.