Sun dogs are caused by ice crystals refracting sunlight, which create bright spots either side of the Sun.… Read more »
Australia will build the first paved runway in Antarctica, 6km from Davis Station, providing year-round air access to the continent, and complementing the summer-only runway on hard ice at Wilkins.… Read more »
The first egg of the season has been spotted at the Emperor penguin colony at Dumont D’Urville Station… Read more »
The four track Tucker Sno-Cat is one of the ultimate snow vehicles.… Read more »
Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, though the Galapagos penguin live right on the Equator… Read more »
Curtains of green and purple aurora australis have been seen from Scott Base… Read more »
Byrd Glacier carries more ice to the Ross Ice Shelf than any other ice stream.… Read more »
We speak with Rebecca Priestley about her anthology, compiling 250 years of writing by scientists in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean… Read more »
In this podcast, we talk to John Sonntag, mission scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge.… Read more »
In this podcast, we talk to astronomer Robert Schwarz at the South Pole, who is just completing his thirteenth winter there!… Read more »