Drone fleets and autonomous vehicles added to Antarctica research program

Drone fleets and autonomous vehicles added to Antarctica research program

The government will commit another $804 million to the exploration of Antarctica amid growing concern about Chinese and Russian activity on the continent.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Isolated Antarctic research station hit by COVID outbreak

Isolated Antarctic research station hit by COVID outbreak

The outbreak took hold despite all staff passing multiple PCR tests,quarantining and living in one of the most remote places in the world.

  • byJames Crisp
Climate change has crashed Earth’s ‘air-conditioners’,risking rest of planet

Climate change has crashed Earth’s ‘air-conditioners’,risking rest of planet

Authors of a new report card on the state of the top of the world say it is “hugely surprising” to see things changing so fast.

  • bySarah Kaplan
Flight of Fancy podcast:What is the future of travel in Antarctica?

Flight of Fancy podcast:What is the future of travel in Antarctica?

There's nothing and nowhere quite like Antarctica. And now,it's opening up once again.

  • byBen Groundwater
Is it time for photographers to dump the cute and get more political?

Is it time for photographers to dump the cute and get more political?

Scott Portelli has gone to the end of the world to get shots of animals under threat. Should more photographers do the same?

  • byJulie Power
Antarctica luxury cruise:Whales,penguins and a submarine

Antarctica luxury cruise:Whales,penguins and a submarine

Exploring the frozen continent aboard a sleek and sophisticated ship is awe-inspiring. It’s also a lot of fun.

  • byAnthony Dennis
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Southern Blob of unusual Pacific heat blamed for creating megadrought

Southern Blob of unusual Pacific heat blamed for creating megadrought

A huge region of the South Pacific is warming unusually fast,disrupting rainfall patterns and contributing to a lengthy megadrought across parts of South America.

  • byPeter Hannam
Rolling in the deep freeze:Alone and barely afloat at the bottom of the world

Rolling in the deep freeze:Alone and barely afloat at the bottom of the world

It’s enough to make the blood run cold. Lisa Blair was the first woman to sail solo around Antarctica - and she’s about to repeat the treacherous journey that nearly killed her.

  • byCloe Read
It’s official:the Southern Ocean is the world’s fifth

It’s official:the Southern Ocean is the world’s fifth

National Geographic announced this week it will recognise the body of water that encircles Antarctica and runs along Australia’s southern coast near Victoria,as the world’s fifth.

  • byPaulina Firozi
Snow of force:Temperatures to drop as much as 10 degrees below average

Snow of force:Temperatures to drop as much as 10 degrees below average

Snow could fall in the Blue Mountains from Wednesday with a cold front sweeping east,bringing potential thunderstorms,small hail and freezing temperatures across NSW and ACT.

  • bySarah McPhee
‘That’s enough from us’:What the Get Krackin’ team did next

‘That’s enough from us’:What the Get Krackin’ team did next

After skewering breakfast television and cooking shows,Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney have turned their comedy in an unexpected direction.

  • byLouise Rugendyke