"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

For the first time in the history of independent Belarus, the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus was raised at the inland ...

Russia's Vostok Base in Antarctica has opened a new winter complex, the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies (AARI) said in a statement: ”A new winter complex has been put into operation at ...

Current local time in Vostok (Antarctica/Vostok timezone). Get information about the Antarctica/Vostok time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) ...

Wild temperature fluctuations are nothing new - cold air and warm air can cause thermometers to shoot up or down in minutes.

While Antarctica is known as a beautiful ... The lowest ever recorded temperature on earth was -89.2C (-128.6F) at Vostok in Australia's Antarctic Territory in 1983. Winds speeds of up to 204mph ...

But from 260 miles above in space, he saw no trace of humanity — just desolation: a seemingly endless view of pure white ice.

Recent allegations of violence at the SANAE IV Antarctic research base highlight the urgent need to improve safety in remote and extreme places.

Crime in Antarctica is relatively rare ... According to the story, at Russia's Vostok station in 1959, a scientist "became unhinged after losing a game of chess, and murdered his opponent with ...