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What Happens If There's a Murder in Antarctica?

No single government controls the South Pole, so how do they deal with crime?

Reason

‘I’m trekking 500 miles in 60 days to reach the North Pole – and to show women they can do anything’

Preet Chandi MBE, known as 'Polar Preet’, aims to become the first woman ever to reach the North Pole solo and unsupported

The Independent UK

Antarctica 'ghost particle' observatory gets major upgrade that could 'pave the way' to physics breakthroughs

The National Science Foundation's massive IceCube neutrino detector at the South Pole just got a major new upgrade, which promises to take the search for "ghost particles" to a new level.

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West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and spanning both hemispheres of the globe. The Western Hemisphere sector of the ice sheet is shaped like a hitchhiker’s thumb – an apt metaphor, because the West Antarctic ice…

The Conversation

Science history: Norwegian explorer wins the treacherous race to the South Pole, while British rival perishes along with his crew — Dec. 14, 1911

In December 1911, Roald Amundsen and his crew reached the South Pole, beating his rival, Robert Falcon Scott, by 35 days. Scott and his crew didn't survive the return trip.

LiveScience

Funky Automotives That Have Been Used to Explore the South Pole

South Pole exploration pushes machines far past their limits. Metal freezes. Engines choke. Electronics falter. Yet teams keep sending new contraptions to test what works under pressure that turns most vehicles into statues. These machines, some experimental and some improvised, reveal how creative engineers get when trying to move across…

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The southern hemisphere is full of birds found nowhere else on Earth. Their importance has been overlooked

The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at the South Pole. In fact, the Antarctic is the only place on Earth where this bird lives.

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Are people at the South Pole upside down?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Charles pays tribute to ‘resilience’ of Antarctic research scientists

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

Evening Standard

Antarctica: how geopolitics plays out at the end of the Earth

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?

Radio France Internationale

British para-skier is first disabled person to ski to the South Pole solo and unsupported

Jonny Huntington completes historic Antarctic journey without the use of his left foot

Advnture

Briton becomes first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to South Pole

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a stroke in 2014, has become the first disabled person to complete this challenge.

Evening Standard

Want to get into shape this year? Check out how para-athlete Jonny Huntington trained to traverse the Antarctic

Jonny Huntington is attempting to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole

Advnture

Polar trailblazer who wants to inspire people

Preet Chandi reached the South Pole in 2022 and now wants to be the first woman to travel solo and unsupported to the North Pole.

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Want to get serious about your winter camping equipment? Here’s what para-athlete Jonny Huntington is using to traverse the South Pole

38-year-old Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to ski to the South Pole unassisted. Here's the kit he's using

TechRadar

Russian hosting firm RUVDS takes server tech to the South Pole for high-speed data tests in extreme conditions

Exploring high-speed data at the world’s coldest frontier, RUVDS aims for Antarctic breakthrough after North Pole test.

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“This is about proving that disability does not mean inability” – meet the para-athlete skiing to the South Pole without the use of his left foot

Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole

WEKU

NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.

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Artemis III Will Mark The First Crewed Moon Landing Mission Since Apollo 17 In 1972

Flying to the moon is getting back on trend: NASA's astronauts are preparing to land on the South Pole, where they will hunt ice, grow plants and will listen to moonquakes. The post Artemis III Will Mark The First Crewed Moon Landing Mission Since Apollo 17 In 1972 first appeared…

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French trekker sets new South Pole speed record just two weeks after women’s record tumbled

Vincent Colliard completes the 1,130km trek in 22 days to beat 13 year-old record

International Business Times UK

What Dominic West Said Of Prince Harry That Ended Their Friendship

The actor told reporters that the royal told shockingly "rude" jokes during their 2013 expedition to the South Pole.

The Conversation

Ultratrails, deep dives, outer space: how extraordinary personalities adapt to extreme conditions

`Kilian Jornet won the 2022 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc (distance 170 kilometres, elevation gain 10,000 metres) in 19 hours 49 minutes and 30 seconds. Stéphanie Gicquel skied 2,045 kilometres in 74 days, crossing Antarctica to reach the South Pole in temperatures as low as -50°. Thomas Pesquet completed a spacewalk lasting 6 hours and…

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British para-skier aims to be first disabled person to ski to the South Pole solo and unsupported

Jonny Huntington completes an ultra-marathon from Manchester to London today to raise awareness of his new challenge

Inverse

Why Is Everyone Trying to Land at the South Pole of the Moon?

Because it's there, but also because it has resources that can support future lunar bases and Mars missions.

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Who is British billionaire Hamish Harding as hunt for Titanic submarine continues?

BRITISH billionaire Hamish Harding is among the five people onboard a submarine visiting the Titanic shipwreck that has gone missing.

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