The Antarctic is often romanticised, but when people realise what’s waiting for them… well, there’s not a lot of people who ...

Exclusive: For Lodrick Hlungwane, who spent three years at the isolated base, a recent crisis there was disturbing—but not ...

This is one of the highest, driest and coldest places on Earth where humans have a permanent ... question may be why anyone would want to live in Antarctica permanently. Antarctic research ...

Most life in Antarctica is jammed onto tiny coastal ice-free fringes, and this is where most research stations, ships and people are. This includes unique animals (think Adélie penguins ...

The ozone layer above Antarctica is thinning at an alarming rate, posing threat to the wildlife breeding below in the ice.

to ensure people are physically and mentally prepared for the particular hardships of life in Antarctica. Teams undergo psychometric testing beforehand, and the South African DFFE said the alleged ...