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Polar Marine Geosurvey Expedition

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

South Africa

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

By Tiara Walters

US sanctions target Russian ship surveying for Antarctic oil and gas via Cape Town

South Africa

US sanctions target Russian ship surveying for Antarctic oil and gas via Cape Town

By Tiara Walters

South African protests against Russia’s Antarctic seismic ship echo around the world

Our Burning Planet

South African protests against Russia’s Antarctic seismic ship echo around the world

By Tiara Walters

Russian polar vessel arrives in Cape Town as pact aims to quell tensions

South Africa

Russian polar vessel arrives in Cape Town as pact aims to quell tensions

By Tiara Walters

Using Cape Town as a launchpad, Russia boasts of supergiant oil fields in Antarctic wilderness

South Africa

Using Cape Town as a launchpad, Russia boasts of supergiant oil fields in Antarctic wilderness

By Tiara Walters

Heatpocrisy Explained (Part Two): Inside the rich and powerful nexus sizing up Earth’s last unmined frontier

South Africa

Heatpocrisy Explained (Part Two): Inside the rich and powerful nexus sizing up Earth’s last unmined frontier

By Tiara Walters

Explained: Russia’s 500 billion-barrel bombshell in Earth’s last unmined frontier

South Africa

Explained: Russia’s 500 billion-barrel bombshell in Earth’s last unmined frontier

By Tiara Walters