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South Pole

Cold rush: Trump could withdraw from celebrated treaty in order to claim and mine Antarctica

World

Cold rush: Trump could withdraw from celebrated treaty in order to claim and mine Antarctica

By Tiara Walters

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

How Russia is cosying up to SA to create an Antarctic BRICS+ bloc — one tiny toy icebreaker at a time

South Africa

How Russia is cosying up to SA to create an Antarctic BRICS+ bloc — one tiny toy icebreaker at a time

By Tiara Walters

Living on the edge of ice: The haunting reality of top scientist Steven Chown's Antarctic odyssey

World

Living on the edge of ice: The haunting reality of top scientist Steven Chown's Antarctic odyssey

By Tiara Walters

Melting ice, geopolitical heat? Westminster hears of simmering Antarctic ‘mining’ threat via Cape Town

South Africa

Melting ice, geopolitical heat? Westminster hears of simmering Antarctic ‘mining’ threat via Cape Town

By Tiara Walters

The price of opposition: Geopolitics and governance gridlock divides Antarctica

World

The price of opposition: Geopolitics and governance gridlock divides Antarctica

By Tiara Walters

The return of Sir Ranulph: A winter traverse of Antarctica

Maverick Life

The return of Sir Ranulph: A winter traverse of Antarctica

By Kevin Bloom

A hundred years on, Robert Falcon Scott still lives, still a hero

World

A hundred years on, Robert Falcon Scott still lives, still a hero

By J Brooks Spector

A century later, Amundsen claims more than just South Pole

Sci-Tech

A century later, Amundsen claims more than just South Pole

By Kevin Bloom

Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton: gentlemen adventurers of Antarctic

Sci-Tech

Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton: gentlemen adventurers of Antarctic

By J Brooks Spector