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1959 Antarctic Treaty

Trump’s $60m Antarctic infrastructure cut is a blow to US influence at the South Pole

South Africa

Trump’s $60m Antarctic infrastructure cut is a blow to US influence at the South Pole

By Tiara Walters

Fact Check: No, SA’s Antarctic research station isn’t a ‘giant tree stump from before the Flood’

Africa

Fact Check: No, SA’s Antarctic research station isn’t a ‘giant tree stump from before the Flood’

By Tiara Walters

HELSINKI EXPLAINED: Antarctica’s mining ban may face meltdown, but let’s pretend everything’s chill

South Africa

HELSINKI EXPLAINED: Antarctica’s mining ban may face meltdown, but let’s pretend everything’s chill

By Tiara Walters

Barbara Creecy ‘not aware’ of East Antarctic ‘seismic blasting’, Russian ‘prospecting’

South Africa

Barbara Creecy ‘not aware’ of East Antarctic ‘seismic blasting’, Russian ‘prospecting’

By Tiara Walters

No more Mr Ice Guy – China accused of striking down penguin protections at Antarctic meeting

Our Burning Planet

No more Mr Ice Guy – China accused of striking down penguin protections at Antarctic meeting

By Tiara Walters