Antarctica is an unrelentingly harsh place to work - it’s cold, desolate and wild. However, the white landscape has once again proven to be an amazing place for meteorite hunting.

'Rare and exciting' find: International team of researchers discover meteorite weighing 8 kg in Antarctica

A new study has found that Polynesian seafarers likely reached Antarctica hundreds of years before the Western explorers usually credited with discovering the frozen continent.

Study shows Polynesian seafarers likely found Antarctica first

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'Rare and exciting' find: International team of researchers discover meteorite weighing 8 kg in Antarctica

Study shows Polynesian seafarers likely found Antarctica first