ARTICLES RELATING TO ANTARCTICA

Chile rushes to aid ship in Antarctica

2013-04-19 08:03

A Chilean military tugboat has headed to Antarctica to prevent an environmental disaster by retrieving a Chinese fishing ship that caught fire and began to drift near sharp glaciers.

Frostbitten Fiennes returns home

2013-03-04 20:02

British explorer Ranulph Fiennes showed off a heavily bandaged hand as he returned home following his evacuation from Antarctica with severe frostbite.

Samsa 'plan B' for Fiennes

2013-02-25 21:58

The Samsa rescue centre is co-ordinating the evacuation of British explorer Ranulph Fiennes from Antarctica either by air or, in a plan B, by ship.

Antarctic dream over for Ranulph Fiennes

2013-02-25 17:38

Adventurer Ranulph Fiennes has pulled out of the extreme Antarctic crossing attempt after suffering severe frostbite.

UK's Antarctic base can slide across ice

2013-02-06 18:50

Researchers say that Britain's new Antarctic base will be movable - capable of sliding across the ice on ski-clad stilts.

Antarctic crossing: Do or die

2013-01-06 22:28

Adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes says his bid for the world's first Antarctic winter crossing, with no option of rescue, is a trip into the unknown despite his multiple record expeditions.

Antarctic ice melting from below

2012-04-25 22:30

Antarctica's massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm water.

Race on to find life under Antarctic ice

2012-02-14 07:27

Russia has been setting the pace in the race is to discover life in the most remote and extreme environment known on Earth.

UK skier sets record for solo Antarctic trek

2012-01-23 14:22

A British adventurer has completed her crossing of Antarctica, becoming the first woman to ski across the icy continent alone.

Extreme Antarctic athletes warm up

2011-12-30 22:06

Weather permitting - Tuesday will see three South Africans among 16 extreme athletes in seven teams head off in a race on foot and with sleds across freezing Antarctica to the South Pole.

Giant crack forming Antarctic iceberg

2011-11-04 07:23

A crack 29km long is developing in an Antarctic glacier which will eventually form a big iceberg.

IceCube to help search for dark matter

2010-12-24 20:25

An extraordinary underground observatory for subatomic particles has been completed in a huge cube of ice one kilometre on each side deep under the South Pole.

No survivors in Antarctica helicopter crash

2010-10-30 10:05

Australian rescuers have confirmed there are no survivors from a helicopter crash involving four Frenchmen in Antarctica.

Currents' climate impact studied

2010-04-25 20:14

Oceanographers say they have measured a system of mighty currents off Antarctica that are a newly-discovered factor in the equation of climate change.

Antarctic's 'Lady Di' publishes

2010-03-12 08:10

Diana Patterson has overcome rejection and gender bias to become the world's first female to run an Australian Antarctic Station.

Antarctic icebergs melting fast

2009-12-07 17:45

As Captain Benoit Hebert steers the icebreaker l'Astrolabe through a stormy Southern Ocean heading for Antarctica, his thoughts soon turn to the dangers of icebergs.

Drilling for Scotch whiskey

2009-11-16 13:31

A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks from a century ago.

SA man dies in Antarctica

2009-10-06 16:03

A South African meteorologist has died in a climbing accident at the country's station in Antarctica, the department of environmental affairs says.

New warning on global warming

2009-07-02 22:08

If global warming melts the West Antarctic ice sheet, sea levels around the world could rise by up to five metres, a New Zealand scientist says.

 

Unknown bacteria found in Antarctic lake

2013-03-11 19:15

A new form of microbial life has been found in water samples taken from a giant freshwater lake hidden under kilometres of Antarctic ice, Russian scientists say.

Ranulph Fiennes en route to Cape Town

2013-02-27 19:26

Veteran British explorer Ranulph Fiennes is being evacuated from Antarctica after he was forced to pull out of an expedition team because of severe frostbite.

Samsa on standby to rescue Fiennes

2013-02-25 20:31

Rescue authorities including Samsa are preparing to evacuate explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes from Antarctica where frostbite has cut short his Coldest Journey dream.

SA Agulhas sets sail for home

2013-02-11 17:34

The Samsa polar training vessel the Agulhas is steaming home from Antarctica, having dropped members of The Coldest Journey expedition on the edge of the frozen continent.

Fiennes sets off for South Pole crossing

2013-01-07 20:39

British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has left Cape Town on an expedition to cross Antarctica during the winter.

Google Street View gets Antarctica pics

2012-07-18 22:28

Google's online mapping service is incorporating additional images from Antarctica.

Penguins aplenty in Antarctica

2012-04-15 21:01

Antarctica boasts almost twice as many emperor penguins as previously thought, researchers have discovered using satellite mapping technology.

Russia drills to lake under Antarctica

2012-02-08 21:16

Russia has reached a freshwater lake buried under kms of Antarctic ice for millions of years, after drilling for more than two decades.

Paralysed man reaches South Pole

2012-01-18 23:17

A paralysed man has reached the South Pole on the 100-year anniversary of the Terra Nova Expedition.

Solitude getting to lone skier

2011-12-18 22:55

A British woman trying to become the first woman to cross Antarctica alone, says he emotional toll has been much greater than she expected.

Lost penguin more lively after surgery

2011-06-27 18:40

New Zealand's favourite penguin visitor is livelier and eating fish after undergoing endoscopic surgery to remove some of the sand and twigs it swallowed, thinking it was snow.

Sandes wins Final Desert Race

2010-11-24 10:35

South African Ryan Sandes has won the Final Desert Race in Antarctica, making him the first person ever to win all 4 Desert Races.

4 French missing in Antarctica

2010-10-29 10:02

Rescuers are searching for a helicopter that disappeared in poor weather off Antarctica with four French people on board.

Nasa finds shrimp under ice

2010-03-15 22:38

In a surprising discovery, scientists have found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.

Climate: Good news in Antarctica

2010-01-11 18:11

Sea water under an East Antarctic ice shelf showed no sign of higher temperatures despite fears of a thaw linked to global warming that could bring higher world ocean levels, first tests showed on Monday.

Antarctic melt may push sea 1.4m

2009-12-01 18:12

Quickening ice loss in West Antarctica will likely contribute heavily to a projected sea level rise of up to 1.4m by 2100, according to a recently released major scientific report.

Meteorologist 'lived full life'

2009-10-07 09:38

The young meteorologist who died in a climbing accident in Antarctica had described his expeditions as a "life-changing experience".

World's river deltas subsiding

2009-09-21 17:08

Two-thirds of the world's major deltas, home to nearly half a billion people, are caught in the scissors of sinking land and rising seas, according to a recent study.

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