This is a crucial role as communication links are important when you live in Antarctica for 18 months at at time. There are no visits from loved ones, no breaks to south America or back to Ireland.

IN FOCUS: Every year, a few thousand people deploy to live on Antarctic research stations — and go through punishing survival training regimes to do so. Holly Baxter speaks to two former Antarctica ...

I spent a year in Antarctica. Here’s what I learned living through nine months of darkness and -112F temperatures - IN FOCUS: Every year, a few thousand people deploy to live on Antarctic ...

Cyprien Verseux goes for a walk outside the base in Antarctica during the summer months, when the continent has 24 hours of bright sunlight every day (Carmen Possnig, ESA/PNRA/IPEV) The surprises ...

A close-up of Cyprien Verseux in his pared-back protective gear during the summer in Antarctica. During the 24 hours of daylight, people rarely sleep and social activities at the base — from ...

How long tubes of mud - drilled out of the Antarctic seafloor - could reveal how the frozen continent is changing.

Antarctica is nearing an irreversible tipping point, with ice loss, ocean changes, and wildlife collapse threatening the ...

Since sharing what Antarctica looks like at midnight during the 24-hour sun, Matty's video has gone viral with 6.8m views, as people had differing opinions on whether they would like sunlight at ...