Instead many countries work together to protect Antarctica. Image caption, A research base in Antarctica. Antarctica does not have a permanent human population. However, there are many scientific ...

They hunt prey such as seals who also live on the continent. A research base in Antarctica. In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first to reach the South Pole. It was one of the ...

Argentina's seven bases in Antarctica have joined the National Health Surveillance System (SNVS), a joint initiative between the Ministries of Health and Defense to improve the capacity for early ...

All of Argentina's bases in Antarctica are now equipped with telecommunications systems depending on nationally-owned ARSAT satellites instead of relying on foreign providers, it was announced.

The researchers for the first time have created a continent-wide map of Antarctica for studying the rampant changes in its ...

The map was made by researchers at the ... than underneath East Antarctica. "Even a little melting at the base helps the ice sheet to slide faster. We also identified areas of low heat flux ...