Viking Polaris Antarctic cruise:The luxury cruise ship that doubles as a science vessel

Viking Polaris Antarctic cruise:The luxury cruise ship that doubles as a science vessel

I never enjoyed science classes at school,couldn't understand the point of Bunsen burners and looking at boring rocks under a microscope when there was a rich world of literature to explore.

  • byKristie Kellahan

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Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctica,but not due to climate change

Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctica,but not due to climate change

A massive yet-to-be-named iceberg broke away from an ice shelf on Sunday,but researchers say the event appears to be part of a natural process.

  • byDan Stillman
The getting of wisdom from the frigid depths of a life-filled sea
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The getting of wisdom from the frigid depths of a life-filled sea

The people of Portland Bay,black and white,shed a conflicted past to pay homage together to a magical message from Antarctica - the Upwelling.

  • byTony Wright
Predatory behaviour exposed at Antarctic research centre

Predatory behaviour exposed at Antarctic research centre

Australian women sent to work at the Antarctic stations often face a predatory culture,including unwanted requests for sex,insults and displays of offensive pornography,according to an external review.

  • byCaroline Schelle
‘Like finishing a marathon,only to be told it’s an ultra-marathon’

‘Like finishing a marathon,only to be told it’s an ultra-marathon’

David Knoff’s team had nearly come to the end of their year in Antarctica when the knock-on effects of the pandemic hit.

  • byFelicity Lewis
Giving yourself the gift of a stern talking-to
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Giving yourself the gift of a stern talking-to

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‘Never seen anything like it’:The volcano blast that altered the atmosphere

‘Never seen anything like it’:The volcano blast that altered the atmosphere

When an underwater volcano erupted off Tonga this year,it blasted enough water vapour into the atmosphere to impact the ozone layer and influence surface temperatures.

  • byLaura Chung
How thunderstorms in Fiji are melting Antarctica’s glaciers

How thunderstorms in Fiji are melting Antarctica’s glaciers

Antarctica has lost roughly 3 trillion tonnes of ice since the early 1990s,raising the question of what the world could look like as its ice retreats.

  • byLaura Chung
Antarctica cruise:Following in the wake of Sir Ernest Shackleton,100 years after his death

Antarctica cruise:Following in the wake of Sir Ernest Shackleton,100 years after his death

January marked 100 years since the death of Shackleton,arguably the most courageous,if not successful,of all the continent's great explorers. Just a couple of months later his ship was discovered at the bottom of an icy sea.

  • byJamie Lafferty
Whale feeding frenzy in Antarctica points to a conservation success

Whale feeding frenzy in Antarctica points to a conservation success

The rebounding of the fin whales’ population offers “a sign that if you enforce management and conservation,there are chances for species to recover”.

  • byWinston Choi-Schagrin
Why is it so,so cold? It starts with a ‘tongue’ from Antarctica

Why is it so,so cold? It starts with a ‘tongue’ from Antarctica

No,it’s not just you. It’s really,really cold.

  • byMiki Perkins