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Alan Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer collect snow-depth data for ESAs CryoSat-2 mission. Theyre seasoned polar explorers so they are used to dealing with physically demanding and downright harsh conditions but what they encountered during their three and a half-month expedition from Russia to Greenland via the North Pole was dangerous even for them.

The Venturi Antarctica was deployed to the White Continent in December 2021, when temperatures frequently dropped below -50 degrees Fahrenheit. Now though, temperatures are much higher.

Venturi's Antarctica EV was meant to withstand extreme temperatures but had no cooling for occupants.

The Arctic's first zero-emissions research EV was initially designed to operate in winter temperatures of -50°C, but a recent update will optimize for the balmy -10°C summers.

Merino wool socks, lip balm and hand warmers … Four pros on how to dress for the cold – and how to warm up afterwards

The International Polar Foundation has announced the winner of the first ever Laurence Trân Arctic Futures Award. The winner is Containing Greens AB, a startup created by young entrepreneurs based in Luleå, Sweden. An initiative of the International Polar Foundation and financed by the Trân family, the award provides €7,500 of financial assistance to a […]

Last month Antarctica experienced a record-breaking heatwave, and unusually high amounts of snowfall in some places. Climate Now asks experts on the ice to explain whats really happening on the frozen continent.

The Belgian scientific base has reported a cluster of cases despite its staff being fully vaccinated Researche

Researchers working at Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Polar Station in Antarctica have contracted Covid-19, even though all personnel have been inoculated and any new arrival has to follow rigorous safety protocols.

The Belgian scientific base has reported a cluster of cases despite its staff being fully vaccinated Researche