The claims were made in an email sent from the base, in which the sender expressed fear for their own and their colleagues' ...

Scientists at a remote base in Antarctica have pleaded for help, saying they’re living in fear after an alleged assault by a member of the team.

The base lies some 2,500 miles south of Cape Town, and a treacherous emergency medical evacuation to the nearest neighbors—a German base 186 miles away—was ruled out. With no ships or planes operating ...

The 10-person team is not due to be picked up until December when summer returns and a ship makes the 10- to 15-day journey from Cape Town. S.A. Agulhas II in Antarctic ice. Earlier, the ship ...

A. Agulhas II ship that brought them there had departed on its return journey, per the outlet. The journey from Cape Town is approximately 2,485 miles and takes around 10-15 days depending on the ...

The team is currently based at the Sanae IV research station, located about 100 miles south of Antarctica's ice shelf and over 2,600 miles from Cape Town ... Africa's SA Agulhas II ship, which ...

The South African base is located more than 2,600 miles south of Cape Town, with no easy way to evacuate anyone ... The team will have to wait until South Africa’s SA Agulhas II ship arrives in ...