Recent allegations of violence at the SANAE IV Antarctic research base highlight the urgent need to improve safety in remote ...

"But Antarctica is not an apolitical human paradise with untouched nature—a sort of continent for scientific inquiry alone.

A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused one ...

Captain James Cook's third and final attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra Australis was blocked by ...

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

SpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions. If successful, the mission also will be the first to cultivate mushrooms as a crop.

Türkiye's primary strategy in Antarctica is to expand its influence on the international stage through scientific research ...

Far from staying away from the game, a five-month chess championship took place between Soviet explorers in Antarctica in ...

The parking apron in front of U.S. Air Force facilities at Christchurch International Airport, pictured in March 2025, can be ...

A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long ...