The McMurdo Station is the largest research and logistics station in Antarctica and is operated by the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) of the US government. (Photo: Elaine Hood, National Science Foundation) Author: William (Bill) Muntean, U.S. Department of...
On its website, the outdoor clothing company Faramugo proudly displays its red expedition jacket used by the Czech Antarctic Programme. In the left corner, the trademark “Tested in Antarctica” can be seen. Photo: Faramugo To satisfy a governmental demand...
Vostok station will not be fully operational until 2025, but the buildings will already be home to the first overwinterers in the coming austral winter. (Photo: Alexander Kozlov) The new wintering complex at Vostok Station in Antarctica was put into operation on...
The Commander of the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran says: “Our plan for the future is to raise Iran’s proud flag at the South Pole and carry out joint military and scientific work in this region.” (Photo: Tasnim News) Recently, Iranian Tehran...
The Argentine research station, Base Primavera, on the Antarctic Peninsula. (Photo: Shaun Brooks) By Shaun Brooks, CSIRO Scientific research in Antarctica has played a key role in many important discoveries of the past century. But it has also come at a considerable...