September 06, 2026
Antarctica has no continent-wide rescue service waiting to respond to emergencies. Instead, search and rescue operations depend on a network of national Antarctic programmes, government agencies, ships, aircraft operators and rescue coordination centres working together across enormous distances.
August 30, 2026
An American researcher stationed at McMurdo Station in Antarctica has been safely evacuated during a challenging midwinter rescue operation carried out by Australian aviation specialists.
October 14, 2021
The New Zealand Government has given the green light to begin the redevelopment of Scott Base in Antarctica.
October 15, 2019
The first flight of the season lands at the South Pole
September 26, 2018
Australia Post has marked the 30 years of service for icebreaker RSV Aurora Australis
July 02, 2018
The new British icebreaker, RRS Sir David Attenborough will be larger than existing ships used by the British Antarctic Survey.
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.
April 30, 2018
The four track Tucker Sno-Cat is one of the ultimate snow vehicles.
November 30, 2016
NASA’s Operation IceBridge is about to finish its eighth consecutive Antarctic deployment, and it’s looking like the 2016 season will be its most successful to date.
August 03, 2016
A team of researchers with ICECAP has been using long-range drones to monitor more efficiently changes to the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
July 26, 2016
It’s the end of an era for Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station communications, with an aging satellite that provided critical internet connectivity to the remote station decommissioned late last month.
July 05, 2016
One of the major perils of working on the remote continent of Antarctica is that, in a serious emergency, help is a very, very long way away