Poles

Scientists Turn to Drones for Closer Look at Arctic Sea Ice

The new technologies allow new measurements of this changing...

Hummers to drive to South Pole with No Fossil Fuels and a Touch of Hollywood

1,200-mile expedition to the South Pole in two Hummers...

Jerry Kobalenko, 20 Canadian Arctic sledding expeditions: Exweb interview

Only in Labrador could two guys successfully hitchhike 500...

Loss of three basic tastes in penguins

The taste loss likely occurred during that 37-million-year span,...

Barneo supplied via Murmansk with Russian Military Paratroopers

Russian military conducts training near the North Pole. Flights...

One Breath at the North Pole: Exweb interview with Free-diver, Christian Redl

I have respect but no fear (Correne Coetzer and...

Exweb interview with Thomas Ulrich: North Pole to Canada solo skier

Focus on now and lessons from the past, and...

North Pole 2015 Expedition List

One solo skier alone on the ice, in 2015...

Ice Ventures Yield Results for CryoSat

The campaign measurements actually go further than just validating...

Climate change predicted 60 years ago

We are headed for a new Ice Age and...

3-D view of the Greenland Ice Sheet

This new map allows scientists to determine the age...

South Pole guide, Einar Torfi Finnsson, top gear: a skirt, a mask and boot liners

Co-founder of Icelandic Mountain Guides, led Adventure Consultants team...

South Pole traverse skiers, Stéphanie and Jérémie Gicquel: the race begins halfway

With 2 days to spare before their pick-up deadline,...

Robotic Subs Dive Into a Deep Ocean of Data

Autonomous vehicles help both scientific researchers and DIY underwater...

Martin Szwed admits forging photos

Meta data did him in (Newsdesk) As previously reported...

Interview: Never too late to ski to the South Pole

Amundsen was 34, Scott 44, Shackleton 42 (at the...

Ghost skier update

Martin Szwed’s Diary and outdated South Pole markers (Newsdesk)...

Ghost skier at Antarctica

No trace of Martin Szwed's claimed South Pole speed...

Antarctica Team Complete Traverse

French/Norwegian combo turned out a success (By Correne Coetzer)...

Futuristic Antarctic Research System is a modular shelter for modern-day nomads

These futuristic mobile pods were designed to provide optimal...

The Antarctic: Ten Years of the “Library in the Ice”

The Antarctic: Ten Years of the “Library in the...

Pitching a Potential Donor, Shackleton Sketched This Expedition Map

Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, gathering funds for his proposed...

Dupre summits Winter Denali

Lonnie made it Arctic explorer and climber Lonnie Dupre...

Frédérick Dion completed crossing and Newall Hunter arrived at South Pole

Updates (By Correne Coetzer) Frédérick Dion completed his 54-day,...

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