Antarctica

When one thinks of Antarctica, the word "desert" probably does not come immediately to mind. We think of deserts as hot, sandy, sun-drenched places. However, the technical definition is just a place that receives very little precipitation, less than 250…

These buildings are what make up Molodyozhnaya, one of the original Soviet research stations in Antarctica, and the site of an unusually large number of plane crashes. The research station was established way back in 1962 to study meteorology, and…

It's that time of year again: December has sneaked up on us, Christmas is on its way and we're now definitely into winter time. But as climate chaos threatens our future, it also reduces the possibility of a White Christmas…

Although Antarctica's official population is zero, there is usually between 1,000 to 4,000 people living and working on the mostly uninhabitable continent. These people are representatives of the 30 countries which operate year-round or summer research stations at various locations,…

Believe it or not, here's something else to see in Antarctica! They are snow and ice dunes known as 'sastrugi', and are formed on a snow surface by wind erosion and deposition. They differ from sand dunes in that the…

Check out this little bit of pixelly weirdness down in Antarctica, not very high-resolution of course (there's a lot of not-very-much to see down that way I believe), but it means we can finally have an Antarctica category! Thanks to…