It is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has captured the imagination of our greatest scientists and explorers, lingering in the spirit...

Apsley Cherry-Garrard was one of the youngest members of Robert Falcon Scott's legendary expedition to Antarctica, the last man sent out to meet Captain Scott and his men in February 1912, when they were expected to return victorious any...

A fascinating account of the ten weeks which Sara Wheeler spent in Antarctica as 'writer in residence'. Combining her wry observations on the insular lives of the ice-bound scientists with appreciation of the stark beauty of the...