A researcher at an isolated station in Antarctica allegedly turned into a violent madman, leaving his team living in fear and revealing a terrifying culture of violence.

The unnamed male team member at the remote Sanae IV base was accused of attacking one of the South African crew's nine researchers, threatening to kill another, and sexually assaulting two women.

According to an urgent email from a Sanae IV researcher to the South African government, the unstable man's actions had become 'deeply disturbing' and the scientists needed an emergency evacuation.

The whistleblower revealed that the attacker 'physically assaulted Kelcey Maewashe,' the team's leader, and said the rampage created 'an environment of fear and intimidation.'

'I remain deeply concerned about my own safety, constantly wondering if I might become the next victim,' they added.

Stunningly, none of the six men and three women at Sanae IV have been removed from the outpost, with the South African environment ministry saying the alleged 'perpetrator' apologized and was willing to take a psychological evaluation.

South African officials confirmed to DailyMail.com that Maewashe had been attacked, but their investigation also concluded that the alleged incidents of sexual assault did not take place.

Despite Environment Minister Dion George claiming the base is now 'calm and all is under control,' this is just the latest in a shocking pattern of strange behavior among scientists in Antarctica.

Several Antarctic researchers have come forward in recent years to expose disturbing acts of violence and sexual abuse at bases throughout the frozen and empty continent.

Former US researcher Liz Monohon was threatened on a previous mission and explained that the alleged victims on the South African team literally have no one for thousands of miles to help them immediately when someone turns aggressive.

'No one but myself was there to save me,' Monahon told the US Sun. 'That was the thing that was so terrifying.'

The South African environment minister tried to explain away the incident, saying the scientist who assaulted Maewashe and allegedly threatened to kill his colleagues at snapped after the expedition's team leader decided to change their work schedule.

'You can imagine what it's like. It is close quarters and people do get cabin fever. It can be very disorientating,' Minister George said.

The long stretches of isolation and working in close quarters means that each researcher must undergo a series of background checks, physical and medical assessments, and a psychometric evaluation before they are cleared for the expedition.

However, many of these incidents aren't just cases of scientists losing their cool.

In 2022, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the federal agency overseeing the US Antarctic Program, found that 59 percent of women claimed they had experienced harassment or were the victims of an assault while in Antarctica.

Monahon, a former ship mechanic at McMurdo Station that same year, revealed how she was forced to sleep with a hammer tucked in her bra after being threatened by a male colleague during their expedition.

While at the US base on the other side of Antarctica, Monahon was allegedly sexually harassed and physically threatened by a fellow research team member who already had a history of alcohol-related criminal offenses in New Zealand.

That Antarctic researcher, Zak Buckingham, allegedly taunted Monahon and another woman at an outpost bar - asking several other men which one was going to have sex with the women.

Monahon told the Associated Press in 2023 that Buckingham - an amateur boxer - approached her another time and said 'snitches will get stitches' after she complained about his behavior to Buckingham's employer, PAE.

'Zak Buckingham is a danger to me. He has threatened my life. He is capable of hurting me and he wants to hurt me. … I have been living in fear for the last two days,' Monahon wrote in a letter to PAE's HR department.

Despite being removed from the expedition, Buckingham never faced any legal action or punishment related to Monahon's claims in Antarctica.

After the NSF report was released, food steward Jennifer Sorensen came forward to admit that she had been raped at McMurdo Station in 2015.

Another female researcher at McMurdo told US marshals that a male colleague assaulted her, pinning her down by putting his leg across her throat so she couldn't breathe.

'On station, I had no advocate to speak on behalf of my needs and protection, no jail to protect me from my rapist, and no knowledge of any present law enforcement personnel,' Sorensen told the AP.

As for the latest disturbing incident, the researchers at Sanae IV won't be relieved until December, when temperatures at the South Pole are at their warmest.

The research group includes electronics engineer Nivek Ghazi, Dr. Sihle Mpho Lawana, mechanical engineer Nkululeko Welcome Khoza, communications engineer Athenkosi Mabope, and electronics engineer Geomarr van Tonder.

Instrumentation technician Allowed Tumelo Seepane, diesel mechanic Alian Stuart Jacobs, and electro-mechanical engineer Lebogang James Tsimeare also part of the team.

It is still unclear which of the five other men on the team became enraged and triggered the call for help.

Although the team has taken several pictures during the expedition with alcohol, there have not been any claims that drinking played a role in the violent outburst.

However, Monahon recorded conversation with Holly Newman, a representative for PAE, where the company official said there have been problems with alcohol and people 'hurting other people' in Antarctica that go back 'way before' 2015.

Wes Thurmann, a fire department supervisor who had worked in Antarctica, also claimed that the NSF often blamed incidents of sexual harassment on alcohol.

In the meantime, South African officials said they've started a 'longer term' professional counselling service to help restore the broken relationships at Sanae IV.

Unless there are changes in the outpost's schedule, the other eight team members will be forced to live with the accused madman for another nine months.