“This winter travel is a new and bold venture,” Scott wrote as his men trudged off to Cape Crozier. Shaun O'Boyle Flying to Antarctica from New Zealand is like changing planets. Five hours ...

A dramatic collapse in Antarctica’s summer sea ice has stunned scientists, with coverage plunging to 30% below the historical ...

The department has now begun the hard task of restoring relationships in the nine-person team who must continue working together through the rest of Antarctica’s harsh winter. Such tensions ...

South Africa is investigating after a member of a research team at an isolated station in Antarctica was accused of physical assault and sexual harassment.

Reports of assault were first reported last weekend by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, which claimed to have seen a ...

The researchers and base personnel remain in Antarctica for approximately 15 months working through the cold and dark winter months. The biggest research finding from the Antarctic was the ...

It takes 10 days for the ship to travel from Cape Town to Antarctica. Before that, the team must face the brutal Antarctic winter, in which, from June, the continent will be in darkness for six ...

Midwinter’s Day has been observed in Antarctica since the ‘heroic age’ of Antarctic exploration and is a highpoint in the winter season for all those who endure the extreme conditions and ...

In a historic feat of teamwork, precision and lifesaving expertise, members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron played a critical role in ...

Dehradun: Antarctica's summer sea ice extent, defined as the area with at least 15% ice concentration, recorded its ...

The cornerstone of these annual campaigns, unsurprisingly, is the armed forces. As Antarctica’s importance grows, it is necessary to understand the strategies and objectives of South American ...