The new scientific support facility, named the Discovery Building, commemorates the discovery of Antarctica just over 200 years ago. The project is part of the Antarctic Infrastructure ...

A first-of-its kind find discovery in Antarctica could be the strongest evidence yet that lush rainforests once thrived near the South Pole. German geologists have discovered amber – fossilised ...

Here's our sixth postcard from Rothera Research Station – Discovery Building progress! Postcard from Rothera Research Station. Credit: BASPower ...

Instead, credit for the first sighting of Antarctica — one of several countries in a polar zone — was held by British naval officer Edward Bransfield. He made the discovery on January 30 ...

Russia's tall ships are to undertake a round-the-world trip to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Antarctica's discovery by the Bellingshausen-Lazarev expedition, according to official information ...