Antarctic cruises have never been so popular, with roughly 100,000 passengers a year. About 98% of them sail from South ...

Human-induced warming is having an impact on Earth’s systems, including ice melt in Antarctica. So what is the world doing ...

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been ...

Most tourist attractions are money pits by definition. But some are worse offenders than others -- especially when not worth the cost of admission. Seven attractions top the list as the most ...

The parking apron in front of U.S. Air Force facilities at Christchurch International Airport, pictured in March 2025, can be quite busy over the summer period. (Gordon Arthur) CHRISTCHURCH, New ...

N ew Zealand’s South Island is home to many treasures. Some vast, like Milford Sound, some small, like the blue mushroom to be found there, and some treasures that are literal gold, albeit very, very ...

It's November 2024. Small red flags flap lazily in the breeze on the sea ice in front of Scott Base. They mark a safe route ...

This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2024 shows a view of icebergs near China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica. (Photo: Xinhua) New Zealand media hyped that China plans to "construct its second base on ...

Türkiye's primary strategy in Antarctica is to expand its influence on the international stage through scientific research ...

It would be China’s second base on the New Zealand side of Antarctica. In documents sent to parties to the Antarctic Treaty, including New Zealand, China said that the construction of the base ...

The internet poked fun at the Trump administration’s decision to impose new tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, ...