Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, has sailed more than 10,000 nautical miles since it departed for China's 41st Antarctic expedition on November 1, completing one third of the ...
“Our hope,” Byrd noted, “is that now we have the entire material to make a detailed map of all of Antarctica.” That said, Operation Highjump came to a rather abrupt end in February 1947. Though many U ...
The decline of sea ice around Antarctica is fueling more frequent storms in the Southern Ocean, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed satellite imagery and weather data from the region from the ...
A blanket of snow and plenty of penguins sounds like a Christmas card - but for Dale Ellis, who is spending the festive season on a remote island in Antarctica, it's daily life. As the cruise ship ...