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East Antarctica is remote even by Antarctic standards. Harsh winds and ocean currents have largely cut off the region from the rest of the world. Read More

Professor Barbara Bollard-Breen uses drones to map the specially protected area around Scott Base in Antarctica. Using drones, her group made a 'photo mosciac', or digital map, of Scott's hut to be used in conservation management… Read More

Warren Maxwell always thought of Antarctica as an impossible place to visit – the frozen equivalent of going to Mars or stepping on the moon. Read More

It's a remarkably simple climate change experiment and the predicted results may surprise. WILL HARVIE reports. How many readers know much about starfish? Colourful, interesting shape, beloved by children, slow movers. Actuall… Read More

A field training instructor at Antarctica New Zealand's Scott Base has shared a video offering an insight into life on the frozen continent. Read More

During her 13 trips to Antarctica, Victoria University associate professor Nancy Bertler carried out her day job in temperatures below -20 degree Celsius. Ged Cann talked to her about how she found herself in such an unlikely car… Read More