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

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

The team will endure living in close quarters through the hostile Antarctic winter, which has six months of darkness ... to ensure they can cope with the "extreme nature of the environment in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Antarctica is now entering winter. There is often little to no contact with the outside world. This team is expected to stay on for 13 months, and one supply ship is planned to reach them in ...

A South African research team, confined for more than a year in an isolated base in Antarctica as winter sets in along the Southern Hemisphere, is living in fear, not of the harsh conditions, but of a ...

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.

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 ...