A Kiwi tourist was killed by an elephant in Zambia this week. Alison Taylor is being remembered as an adventurous traveller and an 'amazing' woman.

Dion George says he is taking a big, bold step — putting the wild, frigid seventh continent at the heart of the country’s ...

The Russian official — until recently in charge of the firm that has stitched together vast maps of South Pole hydrocarbons — is helping negotiate Putin’s ‘scientific’ interests at the prestigious ...

Festus Adegbola’s work on the BioSCape project monitors — from the air — how plants and wildfires influence bird diversity.

Cancel the caviar pizza by the six-star resort pool. Today, luxury is more likely to involve simpler pleasures, says this panel of “luxperts”.

The history behind Donald Trump’s recent accusations that the South African government is engaged in genocide against white ...

Antarctica sees record tourism growth as 130,000 visitors explored its unique beauty. Discover the implications.

Africa gave Michael Hincks the travel bug when he was 16. Soon, he was five continents down and keen to complete the set ...

Pretoria asserts leadership as Africa’s only consultative state to South Pole pact, pushing for stronger science and ...

Charles pays tribute to ‘resilience’ of Antarctic research scientists While the UK enjoys its longest day of sunlight on Saturday, British scientists at the South Pole experience 24 hours of ...

The BBC World Service’s midwinter broadcast is part of a day of celebrations for personnel at British Antarctic Survey stations at Rothera, Bird Island, and South Georgia, who join colleagues at other ...

The BBC World Service’s midwinter broadcast is part of a day of celebrations for personnel at British Antarctic Survey stations at Rothera, Bird Island, and South Georgia, who join colleagues at ...