Antarctica

An artist’s rendition of a touchdown impact event (Mark Garlick/markgarlick.com/PA)

Meteor particles from 430,000 years ago discovered in Antarctica

March 31, 2021

Anne and Giles Kershaw camping in Antarctica with Mike McDowell

A new Scot of the Antarctic: How life-long love of polar wilderness inspires expat’s mission to save the continent

March 1, 2021

Network of marine protected areas ‘could help safeguard Antarctic penguins’ (Heather Lynch/Stony Brook University/PA)

Network of marine protected areas ‘could help safeguard Antarctic penguins’

January 20, 2021

A worker on the roof of the Rothera Research Station

Hogmanay in Antarctica: Scots get ready to party in splendid isolation at the bottom of the world

December 28, 2020

Mollie Hughes, who pulled a 105kg sledge across the Antarctic wastes, in temperatures as low as –45°C

Mollie Hughes: How quiet girl who shunned adventure grew up to climb Everest – twice – before record-breaking Antarctic crossing

February 24, 2020

The Rothera British Arctic Station.

Meet the real Scots of the Antarctic

August 26, 2019

Embargoed to 0600 Monday March 13 Undated handout photo issued by the University of Southampton of the Autosub Long Range submersible named ÒBoaty McBoatfaceÓ which is to join scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to study some of the deepest and coldest ocean waters on Earth.

Boaty McBoatface makes significant discovery on debut research mission

June 18, 2019