Dion George says he is taking a big, bold step — putting the wild, frigid seventh continent at the heart of the country’s ...

Rare earth elements might sound like something out of science fiction, but they’re real—and essential to the modern world.

Beneath Antarctica’s vast, frozen surface may lie one of the greatest untapped oil deposits in human history—an estimated 500 billion barrels worth nearly $50 trillion. Yet despite this unimaginable ...

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An executive order by the United States in April authorising expanded engagement in seabed mining reflects shifting approaches to the governance of critical mineral resources in areas beyond national ...

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday opened the United Nations Oceans Conference in the French Riviera city of Nice with an ...

The House of Commons' Environmental Audit Sub-Committee has been warned about the potential dangers of mining in Antarctica, as the melting ice opens up new opportunities, with concerns raised ...

A bright red waterfall isn’t something you’d expect to see on the icy landscape of Antarctica, but that’s what’s pouring out from the foot of Taylor Glacier. Scientists now claim to have ...

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On February 2, the Peoples’ Republic of China announced plans to construct new satellite ground stations around the Zongshan Antarctic research facility. Stated to improve China’s supposed remote ...

No military presence, no commercial mining, and no nuclear explosions — these main Treaty stipulations have ensured Antarctica’s status as a resource for all humanity. Many key discoveries have only ...

Antarctica is the only continent unbloodied by war. For over six decades peace on the frozen land mass has been kept by the Antarctic Treaty, an agreement signed in 1959 at the height of the Cold ...