Many of us perceive Antarctica as a distant and mysterious corner of the world. The coldest and most wind-swept region on ...

The Antarctica Day Flag Initiative is run by the UK Polar ... in 2010 to celebrate the 1 December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and ...

Argentina has been a Consultative Party to the Antarctic Treaty since it entered into force in 1961 The Government of Argentina celebrated Sunday the 65th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty which ...

"The Antarctic Treaty is under considerable stress and strain, probably entering the worst period it's ever experienced," said Klaus Dodds, a professor at Royal Holloway College, University of London.

According to the guide on my trip, spreading Dad’s remains in Antarctica would run afoul of the Antarctic Treaty that protects the continent’s pristine environment and maintains it as a land ...

The proposed new station will be discussed at this year's Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Italy in June, however member states are unable to veto proposed new stations under the Antarctic ...

The Antarctic Treaty was signed on 23 June 1961 by 12 countries then active in Antarctic science. It remains in force indefinitely, with the support of 53 nations.