World records are what bring people to Antarctica. When Colin O’Brady claimed an ‘Impossible First’ skiing solo across Antarctica, it... more

While Kiwis were protesting for a nuclear-free Pacific, 300 tons of radioactive soil were sailing through New Zealand waters. Thomas... more

Antarctica is the only continent without police, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any crime. When it was discovered in... more

Being pregnant on an Antarctic research base is banned. So how is it that eleven children were born there in... more

The Antarctic Treaty is the rulebook to the South Pole. But when it was written sixty years ago, the creep... more

In the 1970s, when arrowheads were discovered in Antarctica, it sparked an archaeological mystery. Were they the first sign of... more

Punta Arenas is an Antarctic Gateway city. It has trapped the likes of Shackleton, Henry Worsley and other polar explorers... more

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