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Chris Ansin recalls with exhilaration the moments he lay holding down the roof of an historic Antarctic hut – pummelled by bitterly cold gale-force winds. Read More

The final job in saving Sir Edmund Hillary’s hut in Antarctica has been completed, with the help of a violin maker-turned-engineer determined to do his bit for the planet. Suzanne McFadden reports. Chris Ansin recalls with exhila… Read More

Antarctic scientists have found a way to help us better predict our weather forecasts in New Zealand. A lot of the research is being done by remote control. Helium balloons linked to the internet have been launched over the ice t… Read More

A frozen desert home to scientists, researchers, penguins and seals, Antarctica is not the kind of place you expect to find dancers performing outdoors especially given temperatures as low as -89.2C. At the height of summer, it r… Read More

After five years of work, led by New Zealand and the United States, the world's second-largest marine protected area (MPA) has officially come into action in waters off Antarctica. The Ross Sea MPA safeguards more than 1.55 milli… Read More

After five years of work, led by New Zealand and the United States, the world's second-largest marine protected area (MPA) has officially come into action in waters off Antarctica. Read More