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An image of an ice covered mountain with the words 'About Antarctica' written on it. Photo from iStockphoto.com.
  • Photo of Antarctic sea with floating icebergs. Photo from www.sxc.hu.

    Where do penguins go to dance? What is it like in Antarctica? Learn about how animals and humans survive down south with this list of great of Antarctica websites.

 
  • Man working in snow with other people in background. Photo by Tanya Patrick/CSIRO/AAD
    What is it like to sleep in an igloo? How do animals and humans survive down south? Find out what it is really like in Antarctica in this interview by Scientriffic editor Ms Tanya Patrick. (8:30)
  • Satellite photo of an iceberg

    For five years the largest iceberg on Earth was floating around Antarctica and causing food supply problems for both humans and penguins. Find out how it was monitored and what its fate was in this extract from The Helix magazine.

  • Jimmy Twin in Antarctic landscape

    Learn how ice can act as a time capsule for bacteria in this article from Scientriffic magazine.

  • photo of a large group of peguins on rocky terrain with a bridge in the background

    Antarctica is home to an amazing range of wildlife. Read all about their amazing adaptations in this extract from The Helix magazine.

  • Photo of peguins and a person in an Antarctic landscape

    Throughout history, people have dreamed of a great white continent to the south. Read more about Antarctica and its environment in this extract from The Helix magazine for readers ten years old and above.

  • The Aurora Australia research vessel.

    CSIRO statistician Mark Bravington has been counting invisible whales in the Southern Ocean, the ocean that encircles Antarctica. Read how he does it in this article from Scientriffic magazine.

  • Snow petrels in snowy landscape

    Location, location, location - learn the secrets of good nest-making from snow petrels and an Antarctic researcher in this article from Scientriffic magazine.

  • Fred Oliver

    Fred Olivier's last assignment required patience, enduarance and a good set of high altitude mountineering clothing. Read about her work in this profile from The Helix magazine.

  • Scientists based in Antarctica study many fields of science, including radio astronomy, penguin biology and glaciology.

    Many explorers have risked life and limb to reach Antarctica, but with the help of modern technology such journeys are becoming easier. Read more about the people in Antarctica in this extract from The Helix magazine.