Adventure
The Last Great First
They’re about to attempt something no-one’s ever done before – 2600km in 110 days across Antarctica. Would you dare?
Tag: Antarctica
History & Culture
Antarctic-based Aussies take icy plunge to mark winter solstice
Expeditioners on Australia’s four Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research stations have gone for a chilly swim to celebrate the winter solstice.
News
World’s largest iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
Antarctica has given birth to the largest iceberg currently afloat in the world, a 4320 sq km behemoth called A-76 that is almost twice the size of the ACT.
Science & Environment
Life found deep beneath Antarctic ice shelf
Deep below the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf of the Weddell Sea scientists have found a community of sponges thriving on a boulder.
News
Major photographic comp winners announced
See the winning images from one of Australia’s richest photographic awards.
Science & Environment
COVID has reached Antarctica and scientists are concerned for its wildlife
The potential for the COVID-19 virus to jump to Antarctica’s unique and already vulnerable wildlife has scientists extremely concerned.
News
An ocean like no other: the Southern Ocean’s ecological richness and significance for global climate
The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean (or even the Austral ocean), is like no other and best described in superlatives. Here’s everything you need to know about why it’s so bloody important.
News
The Australian Antarctic Division needs tradies
Twenty-five jobs are on offer at Australia’s four Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research stations for the 2021/22 season.
How to survive sailing solo around Antarctica: Lisa Blair (Rebroadcast)
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A concise history of Antarctic exploration
The mainland of the most southern continent was first discovered 200 years ago, and a spirit of exploration still colours visits to the frozen continent today.