Earth's tilt causes extreme light and dark periods near the poles. Places like Svalbard and Tromsø in Norway, and Utqiaġvik, ...

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is heading back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in January-February 2026 for ...

There are growing concerns the treaty that has protected the last great wilderness for nearly 70 years may not hold as the old rules-based world order disintegrates along with the sea ice.

The Herald’s annual search for New Zealand’s Best Beach has seen readers voting in their thousands and we’re excited to now reveal the winners. It’s two years in a row for our overall winner, and as ...

Preparation made all the difference. This was about knowing my body, trusting my doctors and taking every step carefully ...

Scientists reached Antarctic bedrock after drilling 1.7 miles through more than a million years of ice deposits on the white continent. “The objectives of this campaign present unprecedented ...

Some regions of the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt, but researchers don’t yet fully understand the consequences ...

Sixty years since Lars-Eric Lindblad led the first ‘citizen explorers’ expedition to the Antarctic, expedition specialists explain how to sell the frozen continent ...

Climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica, part of the world's Seven Summits, is a goal for the most intrepid adventurer.

How much do you really know about the coldest place in the world? Expand your knowledge of Antarctica with these surprising ...

Overfishing and ecosystem disruption are leaving African penguins without enough food to survive. Their suffering signals a broader collapse in the ocean food web, but new policies and conservation ...

In the gaps between the visible ice, humpbacks blow out steam in spouts of warm whale air. Then a transient type A orca more than six metres long swims right across our bow. The passengers – mostly ...