First plane of the season lands at the South Pole
October 15, 2018
First plane of the season lands at the South Pole.
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Antarctic sea ice may have reached its maximum extent for the year on 2 October
October 10, 2018
It looks like Antarctic sea ice reached its max extent for 2018 on 2 October, at 18.15million km2.
30 years of service for icebreaker RSV Aurora Australis
September 26, 2018
Australia Post has marked the 30 years of service for icebreaker RSV Aurora Australis
RSS Sir David Attenborough will be larger than existing British icebreakers
July 02, 2018
The new British icebreaker, RRS Sir David Attenborough will be larger than existing ships used by the British Antarctic Survey.
Antarctic ice loss has tripled in a decade,
June 13, 2018
Antarctic ice loss has tripled in a decade, most definitive figures yet: Earth's largest ice sheet #Antarctica lost 219 billion tons of ice annually in 2012 - 2017.
Ocean swells from storms cause the collapse ice shelves, when sea ice is reduced
June 12, 2018
Storm-driven ocean swells, during periods of reduced sea ice coverage, caused the collapse of five major ice shelves between 1995-2009,
Three planet winter at the South Pole
June 09, 2018
Jupiter (left) & Mars (right) shine either side of the IceCube Lab at the South Pole
Sun dogs on the northern horizon at Casey Station
June 05, 2018
Sun dogs are caused by ice crystals refracting sunlight, which create bright spots either side of the Sun.
Australia will build first paved runway in Antarctica
May 20, 2018
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.
First egg at the Emperor penguin colony!
May 03, 2018
The first egg of the season has been spotted at the Emperor penguin colony at Dumont D’Urville Station
The Tucker Sno-Cat - one of the ultimate snow vehicles
April 30, 2018
The four track Tucker Sno-Cat is one of the ultimate snow vehicles.
Know your penguins! - there are 18 species
April 25, 2018
Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, though the Galapagos penguin live right on the Equator