Antarctica Now

Why was 2020’s ozone hole so big?

Why was 2020’s ozone hole so big?

Images from the European Space Agency (ESA) of 2020’s ozone hole above the Antarctic reveal it was one of the largest and deepest for some years. S...

The weight carried by an atlas

Cartographer Peter Fretwell demonstrates how profoundly the story of the Antarctic has become the story of the rest of the world. His beautiful wor...

Antarctica's power struggle, by Klaus Dodds

A new Cold War? Why the Antarctic is on the brink of an international power struggle. By Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway Un...

Under the ice with Greg Lecoeur

Award-winning photographer Greg Lecoeur spent 12 days diving in Antarctica, coming face-to-face with an array of wildlife and witnessing the effect...

The mystery of noctilucent clouds

Each year during the polar summer, light patterns appear in the skies above Antarctica. While they are one of nature’s most tantalising phenomena,...

What happens to your body at -50ºC?

Vascular surgeon, world-leading frostbite expert and mountaineer Professor Chris Imray shares insights into what happens to the mind and body when ...

Did you know? 12 facts about Antarctica

As we celebrate the seventh continent during Antarctica Now, we've listed some of the facts and figures that make the Antarctic such a marvel. A ma...

Show us your passion for Antarctica

Get involved and share how you fuel your Antarctic curiosity through books, pictures and expeditions of old. One of the submissions will be picked...

My solo crossing of Antarctica

We chat to Louis Rudd MBE about his remarkable solo traverse of Antarctica, making him the only human to have crossed Antarctica twice on foot.