The icebreakers have been invited to expand their use of Hobart as part of a push by the Tasmanian government to capitalise on China's growing interest in Antarctica.
Tyler Dixon, Grade 5 to 9 teacher at West Ridge School is part of a team of 34 other educators on a Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic voyage to Antarctica, leaving Tuesday. It's part of the ...
Fancy a change of weather and career? The Australian Antarctic Divison, the Australian government's program in the South Pole, is making its yearly push for adventurers. Here's what jobs they're ...
Ocean water is pushing miles beneath Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier”. This happening is making it more vulnerable to melting than previously considerations, according to new investigations. This new ...
Heavy masses of ice push down on bedrock, depressing some areas below mean sea level. If those low-lying areas happen to be near the edge of the ice sheet — which is the case in much of West ...
Under sunny weather, the darker areas heat up with radiation, melt the ice underneath, and thus accumulate in tiny cryoconite holes (looking like miniature potholes) and meltwater creeks. — Credit: ...