When an iceberg the size of Chicago broke off from one of Antarctica's massive floating glaciers in January, a team of scientists working nearby quickly pivoted, steering their ship to explore the ...

“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 ...

What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica? Probably snow and ice. But a group of international scientists are shaking up what we think we know about the continent after unveiling a new ...

But he found the fungi where no one believed they existed—Antarctica—and he says they ... whole shore party lived in comfort through the winter of 1908," he wrote. In early 1909, Shackleton's ...

A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to observe a part of the planet never before seen by humans. Coincidentally ...

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica's bedrock yet. | Credit: Pritchard et al., Scientific Data (2025). Creative Commons. Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map ...

The researchers and base personnel remain in Antarctica for approximately 15 months working through the cold and dark winter months. What have been some of the biggest ‘finds’? The biggest ...

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 ...

A scientist in Antarctica accused of assaulting and sexually ... at the base live in close quarters through hostile Antarctic winter, and face total darkness outside for six months from June.

A team of nine scientists at the Sanae IV research station in Antarctica have been upset by ... 1 to spend the Antarctic winter at the station, but on Feb. 27 one person was accused of a physical ...