http://www.mail.com/locations/23470-antarctica.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23470-antarctica.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028826-chile-rushes-to-aid-ship-antarctica-fire.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean military tugboat was heading to Antarctica on Thursday to prevent an environmental disaster by retrieving a Chinese fishing ship that caught fire and began to drift dangerously near sharp glaciers. The Kai Xin vessel burned off the coast of Antarctica on Wednesday. Its 97 crew members were rescued by the Juvel, a Norwegian... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:40:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028826-chile-rushes-to-aid-ship-antarctica-fire.html 2013-04-19T03:40:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2002390-antarctic-team-digs-deep-to-predict-climate-future.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Nancy Bertler and her team took a freezer to the coldest place on Earth, endured weeks of primitive living and risked spending the winter in Antarctic darkness, to go get ice — ice that records our climate's past and could point to its future. They drilled out hundreds of ice cores, each slightly longer and wider than a base... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:20:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2002390-antarctic-team-digs-deep-to-predict-climate-future.html 2013-04-06T12:20:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1958988-antarctica-concerns-grow-tourism-numbers-rise.html ROSS ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — Across most of Earth, a tourist attraction that sees 35,000 visitors a year can safely be labeled sleepy. But when it's Antarctica, every footstep matters. Tourism is rebounding here five years after the financial crisis stifled what had been a burgeoning industry. And it's not just retirees watching penguins from the deck o... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:38:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1958988-antarctica-concerns-grow-tourism-numbers-rise.html 2013-03-16T05:38:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1919230-ranulph-fiennes-evacuated-antarctica-base.html LONDON (AP) — Veteran British explorer Ranulph Fiennes was being evacuated from Antarctica on Wednesday, days after he reluctantly pulled out of a polar expedition team because of severe frostbite. The team hopes to complete what it describes as the first attempt by anyone to travel nearly 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) across the continent during winter,... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:32:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1919230-ranulph-fiennes-evacuated-antarctica-base.html 2013-02-27T20:32:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1882634-team-braves-wet-cold-retracing-shackletons-steps.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It's been lauded as one of the greatest survival stories of all-time. Nearly 100 years later, a group of British and Australian adventurers have discovered why. They re-enacted Ernest Shackleton's journey to save his crew when their ship got stuck and sank in Antarctica's icy waters. Tim Jarvis and Barry ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1882634-team-braves-wet-cold-retracing-shackletons-steps.html 2013-02-12T02:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1870104-si-shoots-7-continents-swimsuit-issue.html NEW YORK (AP) — Few would think about swimming in Antarctica, but Sports Illustrated took its models there for its annual swimsuit issue — shooting on all seven continents for the first time. The around-the-globe effort will be chronicled by the Travel Channel in a special on Feb. 17. Sports Illustrated said Tuesday it's the first to do a fashion shoot in... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1870104-si-shoots-7-continents-swimsuit-issue.html 2013-02-05T19:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844722-wind-snow-thwart-search-plane-antarctica.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hurricane-force winds and snow were preventing searchers Friday from reaching a plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while carrying three Canadians. Its emergency locator started transmitting late Wednesday about 680 kilometers (420 miles) north of the South Pole, but the weather has prevented search... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844722-wind-snow-thwart-search-plane-antarctica.html 2013-01-25T01:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841768-plane-carrying-3-canadians-missing-antarctica.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bad weather has forced rescuers to wait until Friday to try to reach a small plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while carrying three Canadians between scientific research stations on the continent. The plane was flying from a U.S. station near the South Pole to an Italian research base in Terra Nov... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841768-plane-carrying-3-canadians-missing-antarctica.html 2013-01-24T07:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1831668-explorers-rare-scotch-returned-to-antarctic-stash.html SCOTTBASE, Antarctica (AP) — Talk about whisky on ice: Three bottles of rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floor boards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackelton's abandoned expedition base were returned to the polar continent Saturday after a distiller flew them to Scotland to recreate the long-lost recipe. But not even New Zealand Prime Minister ... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1831668-explorers-rare-scotch-returned-to-antarctic-stash.html 2013-01-19T11:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1803738-british-explorer-embarks-antarctica-adventure.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It's a six-month expedition in almost constant darkness, in the coldest place on the planet, with no chance of rescue if things go wrong. British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes calls it one of the last remaining polar challenges: crossing Antarctica during the region's winter. Against the backdrop of Cape Town's majestic Table Mountain, ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1803738-british-explorer-embarks-antarctica-adventure.html 2013-01-07T15:51:00Z