Ukrainian polar explorers showed "deserted and mystical" night-time landscapes in Antarctica. They say that this is a rare phenomenon when the sky above the Vernadsky station is not covered with ...

In the new National Geographic Documentary Films project “Endurance” a camera crew led by BAFTA nominee Natalie Hewit and Oscar-winning documentarian duo Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ...

The continent of Antarctica was the last of the 7 continents for humans to set foot on. This leaves a lot of untouched nature and geographical phenomena to explore, and a huge opportunity for humanity ...

Heroes of Antarctic exploration have played a crucial role in research that suggests the area of sea ice around Antarctica has barely changed in size in 100 years. Ice observations recorded in the ...

S ome places on Earth are so much more than locations on a map. The very north and south of the globe are two such places; ...

Antarctica, often seen as a desolate land of ice, has proven to be a treasure trove of scientific discovery. The recent ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Conservationists in Australia's oldest Antarctic outpost have scraped away a hundred years of snow and ice to unearth items, from bullets to a bowl of peas, that reveal the harsh ...

Antarctica is a brutal place and plans to traverse it had better be accompanied by some well-thought-out preparations. This winter, explorers from the Moon-Regan Transantarctic Expedition team will ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A group of intrepid explorers are readying themselves for the first-ever recreation of the epic voyage made by British explorer Ernest Shackleton on his ill-fated attempt to reach ...

Explorer Felicity Aston recounts her solo skiing expedition across Antarctica, explaining exploration for her and many others is not merely a choice but a fundamental need. “It took me a long time to ...

A Belgium-led science team based in Antarctica used Copernicus Sentinel-2 data to plan an expedition that recovered one of the biggest meteorites ever found in Earth’s southernmost continent. The ...

The Antarctic explorers of the early 1900s didn’t have a conventional workplace. The potential for death lurked round every corner. Food was scarce, and having to eat dog livers threatened the ...