antarctica

What It's Like to Run an Adventure Camp in Antarctica

Polar explorer Patrick Woodhead talks us through Echo, White Desert’s third outpost, which is opening in December

Turns Out Antarctica Needs Postal Workers, Too

It's a tougher job than you might think

Blizzards, Breakdowns and Blue Ice: How a ’50s-Era Porsche Conquered Antarctica

Renée Brinkerhoff completed her goal of driving a Porsche 356 on all seven continents

Airbus Makes Historic Landing on Antarctica at New Luxury Adventure Camp

It’s the first A340 plane to land on the continent, serving the Wolf’s Fang resort from White Desert

Is This Ski-Equipped, Antarctica-Bound 356 the Craziest Porsche Ever Built?

Renée Brinkerhoff of Valkyrie Racing will drive the Polar Porsche on the final leg of her World Rally tour

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This May

From Antarctic exploration to Gothic fiction to the bathroom books to end all bathroom books

Australia Wants to Build a Multibillion-Dollar Airport in Antarctica

It could set a worrying precedent for the environment and geopolitics

How Much Longer Will Antarctica Remain COVID-Free?

Halting the pandemic has also caused research to pause

Qantas Is Relaunching 12-Hour Sightseeing Flights to Antarctica

Great views from the air, but you'll never touch the icy surface

Revisiting the Antarctic Snow Cruiser, 1939's Most Ambitious Ride

Impressive engineering, underwhelming performance

What Drives the Men Who Go on Antarctic Expeditions?

A conversation with David Grann about Shackleton, Henry Worsley and the indomitability of the human spirit

How Isolation Can Lead to the Birth of New Accents

A new study looks at a group based in Antarctica

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Qantas Is Relaunching 12-Hour Sightseeing Flights to Antarctica

Great views from the air, but you'll never touch the icy surface

Revisiting the Antarctic Snow Cruiser, 1939's Most Ambitious Ride

Impressive engineering, underwhelming performance

What Drives the Men Who Go on Antarctic Expeditions?

A conversation with David Grann about Shackleton, Henry Worsley and the indomitability of the human spirit

How Isolation Can Lead to the Birth of New Accents

A new study looks at a group based in Antarctica

Welcome to the Era of the Luxury Polar Cruise

Ferrying tourists (and Champagne) to the poles is a lucrative enterprise for operators

A 315-Billion-Ton Iceberg Has Broken Off From the Antarctic Ice Shelf

The massive iceberg broke away from the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica late last week

Iceberg Twice The Size Of NYC About To Break Off Antarctica

Cracks in the Brunt Ice Shelf have been growing for decades.