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About 40,000 tons of cosmic dust reaches the Earth’s surface every year. Antarctica is a goldmine for this interstellar treasure because of its cold and dry climate as well as exposed stable landscape which has been accumulating material falling from the heavens for millions of years.

At first glance, the white frozen landscape of Antarctica appears devoid of any living thing, but if one takes a closer look at areas not covered by ice, it's teaming with tiny life forms

Scientists are going back in time near Princess Elisabeth to try and understand the global implications of a changing Eastern Antarctic Ice Sheet

Canadian scientist Dr. Lori Ziolkowski has returned to Princess Elisabeth to study the limits of life on earth

Antarctica is probably the best place in the world to study space travel

There are a lot of things that can happen in Antarctica, but when it comes to medical emergencies, it can mean the difference between life and death

Is Antarctica as pristine and untouched as we think? A group of scientists have been collecting snow and dust near Princess Elisabeth to find out

A team of glaciologists are drilling deep near Princess Elisabeth to discover more about Antarctica’s role in future sea level rise

Henri Robert is busy in Antarctica conducting the first ever bird population assessment in the Sor Rondane Mountains near Princess Elisabeth research station

We are very sad to say goodbye to one of our dearest friends, Philippe Maystadt