Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys are among the most inhospitable places on Earth.

BBC crew broke 'never interfere' rule to rescue penguins on new David Attenborough show.

On November 28, 1979, Air NZ flight TE901 crashed into Mt Erebus, killing 257.

Japan's latest whaling expedition into the Southern Ocean has again drawn heavy criticism.

The world's ice sheets could still collapse with less than 2C of warming, review finds.

Every nation needs to mandate global conservation target.

Victims' families want a memorial that is "elegant, accessible and not in a cemetery".

Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf has been captured "singing" in remarkable new observations.

Vast area of Antarctica retreated when Earth's temperatures weren't much warmer than now.

A discovery in Antarctica has offered new insights into the Southern Alps' formation.

Peter Beggs was dismissed over his conduct.

Radiation from sheep thyroid glands is said to support nuclear explosion contention.

The loss of just two Antarctic ice sheets could raise global sea levels by more than 20mm.

Auckland pilot killed in fall from open-top training plane in World War II.

Disappointment Erebus memorial likely to miss 40th anniversary.

Kelp's 20,000km drift to Antarctica stirs worry over plastic reaching pristine continent.

Polar research vessel will become a crucial asset, Attenborough predicts at launch.

He was fixing up Scott Base by day and studying to be a business guru at night.

Scientific forays into Antarctica are helping to expand research on planets like Mars.

Scientists have an unlikely tool to show how fast Antarctic ice sheets are melting: seals.

Pamela Wade, meets penguins by the thousands and faces down a fur seal.

Reverse Mermaids and the great holes of Antarctica. Te Radar's favourite stories.

Even in the cold and dark of an Antarctic winter, melting can still happen. Here's how.

Aurora Australis Facebook group now has almost 20,000 members around the world.

Scientists have made unexpected discoveries about Antarctica's best-known residents.

Melting glacial ice sheets make the ocean's surface layer less salty and more buoyant.

Want your April Fool's Day fix? Here's some of the best since way back.

Ridgway Lythgoe's slides and photos - especially those of Antarctica - are being appraised

Scientists film spectacular underwater action of the huge mammals beneath the sea ice.

Kiwi scientists return from Antarctica with important new climate-change insights.