While the UK enjoys its longest day of sunlight on Saturday, British scientists at the South Pole experience 24 hours of ...

Scientists reveal how ship anchor damage is scarring Antarctica’s seafloor and threatening fragile ecosystems.

As the United Kingdom marks the height of summer, British researchers stationed in Antarctica observe the winter solstice, plunged into complete darkness lasting 24 hours, promptin ...

A groundbreaking discovery has emerged from the frozen expanse of Antarctica, where scientists have unearthed a lost world ...

Encounter diverse wildlife, including penguins, seals and whales, while learning about the rich history of Antarctic exploration. Cross the famed Drake Passage, a rite of passage for any polar ...

South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has granted environmental authorisation for an underground mining right and related infrastructural activities to ASX- and JSE ...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its Mineral and Petroleum Exploration figures for the March 2025 quarter, revealing a nationwide downturn in exploration activity –both ...

Unlike other heavy metals that are inherently associated with atmospheric aerosols, mercury in ambient air exists predominantly in the gaseous elemental form. Because of its prolonged atmospheric ...

It's 2006, giant isopods are crawling all over the walls, and the city's citizens are undergoing a gruesome metamorphosis... Through conversation, deduction, and environmental exploration, you ...

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