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CHINA HAILS 'FIRST ANTARCTICA FLIGHT'
The number of Chinese tourists to Antarctica has grown significantly in recent years, from fewer than 100 in 2008 to 3,944 in 2016... READ MORE›
FATHER-SON TEAM PLANS ANTARCTIC TREK POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY
Perpetual sunlight will charge the solar panels, which will power a NASA-designed ice melter to provide them with enough water for drinking and cooking... READ MORE›
BRISBANE MARATHON MAN PLANS 'WORLD'S BIGGEST DINNER' BEFORE EMBARKING ON ANTARCTIC ODYSSEY
Combined with his Seven Continents Marathon Club membership, finishing this marathon will see him enter the North Pole Marathon Grand Slam Club... READ MORE›
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PATAGONIA AND THE NORTH FACE: SAVING THE WORLD - ONE PUFFER JACKET AT A TIME
For the most part, people wear North Face and Patagonia gear while doing everyday things cycling, shopping, walking the dog... READ MORE›
BRITISH EXPLORER HENRY WORSLEY DIES CROSSING ANTARCTIC
British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton... READ MORE›
A ROAD TRIP TO SOUTH POLE IS THE COOLEST NEW ADVENTURE
Come November, you can make it happen on a roughly two-week-long road trip across Antarctica with Explorations Company. Sound intrepid?... READ MORE›
ASTRONAUT BUZZ ALDRIN EVACUATED FROM SOUTH POLE AFTER FALLING ILL
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole after falling ill... READ MORE›
EXTENDED VACATIONS IN EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AMERICA, INDIA, U.K.
Accessible for two months each year when the pack ice recedes, Antarctica's Ross Sea region is one of the planet's most remote places... READ MORE›
BOATY MCBOATFACE MOST POPULAR CHOICE TO NAME $380 MILLION SHIP
The NameOurShip campaign is open until April 16, but Boaty McBoatface is already the sailaway favourite online... READ MORE›
NATURAL WORLD FACES ITS BIGGEST EVER THREAT, WARNS SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
Prince Albert called for more political and logistical co-operation between countries with research stations in the Antarctic so that knowledge and ideas could be shared... READ MORE›
THE TOP DIPLOMAT OF THE U.S. IS EN ROUTE TO ANTARCTICA THIS ELECTION DAY
Antarctica's summer is exceedingly brief and provides the only window for travel... READ MORE›
HOW NEVER TO LEAVE ANYTHING IN A HOTEL ROOM AGAIN
I brought a bit of snow in a water bottle back from the North Pole, and the same from the South Pole... READ MORE›
ANTARCTIC CO2 HITS 400PPM FOR FIRST TIME IN 4 MILLION YEARS
That's why monitoring carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa, the South Pole and other locations around the world continues to be an important activity... READ MORE›
PLANES FLY FROM CANADA TO ANTARCTICA FOR DRAMATIC SOUTH POLE RESCUE
The Polar Base is currently home to 39 men and nine women, engaged in various scientific and station maintenance endeavours, including long-term atmospheric CO 2 monitoring... READ MORE›
HENRY WORSLEY, BRITISH EXPLORER ATTEMPTING SOLO CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA, DIES 30 MILES FROM GOAL
Henry Worsley, British explorer attempting solo crossing of Antarctica, dies 30 miles from goal... READ MORE›
3 WAYS GERARDUS MERCATOR CHANGED THE WAY WE LOOK AT THE WORLD
In fact, there was probably a version of it on your classroom wall and even Google Maps uses a close variant of the Mercator projection... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN PRIEST IN RECORD HOT AIR BALLOON TRIP TELLS OF 11 DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP
Russian priest in record hot air balloon trip tells of 11 days without sleep... READ MORE›
'WE JUST GOT AWAY IN TIME,' SAID SOUTH POLE CREW THAT RESCUED 2 AMID BLIZZARDS, -60 C WEATHER
The Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air team made the perilous 10-hour journey last month from Chile to Rothera, Antarctica, in two Twin Otter planes... READ MORE›
THE ICE COLD WAR: FIGHT FOR SEALIFE IN REMOTE WILDS OF ANTARCTICA
It is truly dismaying that the commission continues to fail to agree on the establishment of the important Ross Sea and East Antarctica MPAs, said Downie... READ MORE›
HOW A CANCER SURVIVOR BECAME A RUNNING SENSATION
She completed the World Marathon Challenge, which took her to seven continents in seven days, and also took part in the Great Himlayan Trail over 1750 kilometres... READ MORE›
20TH CENTURY LEAD POLLUTION IN SOUTH AMERICA WAS WORST IN TWO MILLENNIA
Lead pollution tripled after 1960s to highest levels on the continent in 2,000 years, despite regions long history of mining... READ MORE›
RARE, RISKY MISSION IS UNDERWAY TO RESCUE SICK SCIENTISTS FROM THE SOUTH POLE
Washington Two small bush planes are flying to the South Pole this week to evacuate workers at the Amundsen-Scott research station... READ MORE›
MIND CONTROLLED ROBOTS, WILD TIGERS AND GIANT PANDAS
Rates have fallen that much since 2000 and between 2010 and 2015, according to the World Health Organization... READ MORE›
ANTARCTICA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT DAMAGE, BUT CAN IT LAST?
People want to visit Antarctica because it is a pristine environment, says Amanda Lynnes, IAATO's communications and environmental officer... READ MORE›
SPACE ODDITY AS DR. DAVID BOWIE TREATS 'STARMAN' BUZZ ALDRIN IN NEW ZEALAND HOSPITAL
Bowie, who also adopted the alter ego of Ziggy Stardust, followed the success of Space Oddity with the release of Starman in 1972... READ MORE›
BURNING ALL FOSSIL FUELS COULD THAW ANTARCTICA, RAISE SEA LEVEL ALMOST 60 METERS
Burning all the world's fossil fuel reserves could thaw the entire Antarctic ice sheet and push up sea levels by nearly 60 meters 200 feet, an internatio... READ MORE›
BRITISH EXPLORER HENRY WORSLEY DIES ON SOLO ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE ERNEST SHACKLETON'S ANTARCTIC JOURNEY
Worsley had noted his fascination with early polar explorers, including Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, who in 1911 became the first person to reach the South Pole... READ MORE›
BRITISH EXPLORER DIES ATTEMPTING SOLO ANTARCTIC TREK
Henry Worsley collapsed from exhaustion only 48km from achieving his goal after an almost 1,600km journey... READ MORE›
BUZZ ALDRIN GETS VISIT FROM NASA AFTER POLAR EVACUATION
He also teamed up with the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, now home to the Buzz Aldrin Space Institute... READ MORE›
ANTARCTICA TEAM UNCOVERS CENTURY-OLD ARTEFACTS FROM DOUGLAS MAWSON HUT
It's full of amazing things, Mr Passingham told ABC News... READ MORE›
BRITISH EXPLORER HENRY WORSLEY DIES ON SOLO ANTARCTIC TREK
Pulling supplies on a sled, Worsley was trying to complete Ernest Shackleton's attempt of a century ago to cross the Antarctic via the South Pole... READ MORE›
BUZZ ALDRIN, SECOND MAN ON MOON, EVACUATED FROM SOUTH POLE
The National Science Foundation, which manages the U.S. Antarctic program, said Aldrin would be flown from McMurdo to New Zealand... READ MORE›
RESCUE FLIGHT FINISHES FIRST LEG FERRYING AILING U.S. SOUTH POLE STATION PAIR OUT FOR CARE
Rescue flight finishes first leg ferrying ailing U.S. South Pole station pair out for care... READ MORE›