For most of the year, South Africa's SANAE IV research station is one of the most isolated places on Earth: cut off from the rest of the world in the Antarctic for up to 10 months at a time and ...

With six months of continual darkness, sub-zero conditions and supreme isolation, the Antarctic is the perfect setting for a horror flick in which the environment drives inhabitants to madness.

President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced a new 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited by ...

UNESCO World Heritage says the Heard Island and McDonald Islands exist "in the complete absence" of human impact.

"Yes, people are aware that environment and politics are linked, but environmental policy is also always a form of economic or cultural policy," he emphasizes. To those who perceive Antarctica as ...

The Scenic Eclipse is one of only a few Antarctic vessels to carry a submarine. The submarine—the Scenic Neptune —can carry up to six passengers per dive. The sub can go as far down as 1,000 feet and ...

Visitors to Australia are often shocked at having to declare an apple or wooden item under our biosecurity policies.

Overwintering teams are expected to stay at the base, one of the most isolated sites in Antarctica, without contact with other people for months at a time. The current nine-member team is set to ...