The southernmost continent of Earth is known as Antarctica. Surrounded by the Southern Ocean on all sides, it is located in the far Southern Hemisphere. The South Pole, which is also located in ...

Reports of assault were first reported last weekend by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, which claimed to have seen a ...

Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted landscape for two centuries. Countries have tried to carve up ...

"All research in Antarctica is the result of a political decision, as it is through research that countries gain influence within the Antarctic Treaty," says Professor Roberts. For this reason ...

Ice cores that record 1.2 million years of Earth’s atmosphere are on their way to Europe to be analysed, and an Australian ...

but other South American countries are also present on the frozen continent. The cornerstone of these annual campaigns, unsurprisingly, is the armed forces. As Antarctica’s importance grows, it is ...

Some of the more sparsely populated territories in the world that do little trade with the United States have been caught up ...

The Trump Administration slapped a 10% tariff on a set of islands near Antartica. The problem? Most of the inhabitants are penguins.

How many countries have teams working there ... The researchers and base personnel remain in Antarctica for approximately 15 months working through the cold and dark winter months.

How many countries have teams working there ... The South African base in Antarctica, named SANAE IV usually has between 10 and 12 researchers and base personnel. This research station is situated ...