Languages: English. There are no plans to rescue a South African research team isolated at a base in Antarctica over claims a ...

A researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused a colleague of attacking coworkers.

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation between key players. So what is at stake in the world's southernmost region?

A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts ... alone for almost another year waiting for the Earth to come around its orbit so it is on the same ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators ...

open image in gallery Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current ... ice sheets could have major implications for the Earth’s oceans and climate (Image credit: NASA ...

A team of nine researchers were due to spend the Antarctic winter at the South African-run base, which sits about ... Miho Tanaka Sign up for our Future Earth newsletter to get exclusive insight ...