Polar scares: assault in the Antarctic
There are about 10,000 scientists stationed in Antarctica during the summer but, in the harsh winter, that number drops to ...
Al Jazeera on MSN6d
South Africa’s Antarctica base hit by assault claims: What happened?
Reports of assault were first reported last weekend by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, which claimed to have seen a ...
There’s only one way to get to the ultimate bucket-list destination
Unless you’re a research scientist, you’ll only ever be able to land in Antarctica off a small expedition cruise ship.
Brisbane Times3d
There’s only one way to get to the ultimate bucket-list destination
Among them, Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only luxury icebreaker, will follow French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot into the Weddell and Bellingshausen seas. And Lindblad Expeditions has ...
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Antarctic bases are hotbeds of stress and violence and space stations could face the same challenges
Recent allegations of violence at the SANAE IV Antarctic research base highlight the urgent need to improve safety in remote ...
‘Flourishing’ deep-sea life found when Antarctic iceberg breaks off. ‘Untouched beauty’
Researchers were in a remote region of the Bellingshausen Sea on a different expedition when the iceberg calved, giving them a chance to change course and explore a region never before accessible to ...
The New York Times5d
Park or Personal Paradise? A Rare Private Island Comes Onto the Italian Market.
The sale of an island just off the coast of Bacoli, near Naples, has pit the quest for a rich investor against a more communal alternative. Punta Pennata, a sliver of land about 20 miles from ...