It’s not uncommon for space missions to be tested here on planet Earth. With the plethora of missions that have been sent to ...

The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

The Chagos Islands, for instance ... it is with reluctance that any of us should utter the name “British Antarctic Territory”. God forbid the government negotiators realise that we haven ...

Researchers present a global assessment of ice loss since the beginning of the millennium. In a global comparison, the glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees are melting the fastest.

Fran Solly gave an informative talk on Antarctica at the recent Charlton Women in Agriculture and Business group meeting. She ...

The jump of highly pathogenic avian influenza to people is one of the worst nightmares for virologists, but at the moment the ...

overwintering three times at Rothera and spending numerous summers supporting BAS projects from the Polar plateau northwards to the sub-Antarctic Islands. His highlights include his first season ...