If successful, Cat Burford will become one of only a handful of women to cross the South Pole unsupported.

The dentist on a mission to cross one of the earth's most uninhabitable places

The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is seeking intrepid adventurers to be part of its 2024-25 season at what it has dubbed the world's southernmost Post Office.

Antarctica: UK charity seeks recruits in world's southernmost Post Office

Georgina Gilbert and Rebecca Owenshaw-Rowe became the first all LGBTQI+ team to make it to the South Pole unsupported.

'We’re changing the narrative of what it means to be a girl’

The species is considered “near threatened” with extinction and they are the world’s largest penguins.

Scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica

Students from six Wirral schools ‘live link’ with researchers onboard polar research vessel, RSS Sir David Attenborough, while they are deployed in Antarctica

Wirral schools chat to scientists in the Antarctic

Undated handout photo issued by Sway PR of Harpreet Chandi, from Derby, posing beside the signpost at the end of her solo unsupported South Pole ski expedition. Ms Chandi, who has been named 'Polar Preet', has become the fastest woman to reach the South Pole, covering the 1130km across the Antarctic ice in 31 days, 13 hours and 19 minutes. Issue date: Saturday December 30, 2023.

Captain Harpreet Chandi, 34, already broke two Guinness World Records for polar exploration last year but now claims she has a third.

British Army medic claims record for fastest woman to solo ski across Antarctica

Sam Cox had been hoping to complete the challenge in less than 79 days.

Antarctic world record attempt cut short due to illness 

A father-of-four is heading to the freezing temperatures of the South Pole this Christmas with a toy Rocking Horse.

Father-of-four to drag toy Rocking Horse on -30 degrees Antarctica trek 

Sea levels are going to raise throughout the next few decades due to humans potentially 'losing control' of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting, a study says.

Humans may have 'lost control' of West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting, study says

 midwife Bridie Martin-West, who is swapping working at a birth centre in London

Port Lockroy is home to the world’s southernmost public post office, a museum and a colony of gentoo penguins.

NHS midwife swaps birth centre to work on Antarctica island with 1,000 penguins

Researchers examined satellite images that showed the loss of sea ice where the animals go to have their young.

Antarctic sea ice loss causes unprecedented penguin breeding failure

Heatwaves, ice shelf collapse and loss of sea ice have left experts shocked and concerned about the future.

Antarctica ‘suffering’ because of burning fossil fuels, scientists warn

Gentoo penguins stand on rocks near the Chilean station Bernardo O'Higgins, Antarctica.

Those hired will work some of the most remote jobs in the world at Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, Antarctica.

Recruits wanted for ‘opportunity like no other’ in Antarctica

Captain Preet Chandi after being made an MBE at Windsor Castle.

Last month, Captain Preet Chandi broke the world record for the furthest solo, unaided polar expedition.

Record-breaker 'Polar Preet' Chandi honoured with MBE at Windsor Castle

The Army officer, Captain Preet Chandi MBE, hopes her expedition will motivate people to challenge cultural norms and inspire young people.

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