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Billy Heaney On Antarctic Aontinent 3289

APRIL 03, 2025 • BY Billy Heaney

5 things that surprised me on my first trip to the Antarctic

Billy Heaney talks about the things that he was not expecting on his first expedition cruise to Antarctica and the Antarctic Circle (3-minute read)

Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña

MARCH 21, 2025 • BY Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña

The Day the Ice Fell: Frontline Encounters with a Melting World

Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña talks about climate change as we delve into World Glacier Day "protecting glaciers means protecting our future" (3-minute read)

Ashley Perrin

MARCH 07, 2025 • BY Sue Stockdale

Trailblazers of the Ice: Celebrating Women Expedition Leaders

Sue Stockdale highlights women in expedition cruising for International Women's Day, with a focus on AE Expeditions Team Leader Ashley Perrin (4-minute read)

FEBRUARY 27, 2025 • BY Melissa Hobson

Not just a footprint

How polar bear paw prints leave vital clues for researchers (5-minute read)

Rosie B. Wild

MARCH 03, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing

The Sandeel: A Puffins’ lifeline, a photographer’s muse and a looming courtroom battle

Learning about sandeels and their importance within marine food webs (5-minute read)

Rosie B Wild

FEBRUARY 16, 2025 • BY Melissa Hobson

A fluke discovery

How your holiday snap can help scientists learn the secrets of humpback whales around the world (4-minute read)

Silversea

FEBRUARY 25, 2025 • BY Edwina Lonsdale

Warm water expeditions to the Galapagos and the Kimberley: Which to choose?

Edwina Lonsdale explores the opportunities available on warm water expedition cruises to the Galapagos and the Kimberley. (4-minute read)

Stefanie Waldeck

JANUARY 24, 2025 • BY Stefanie Waldek

The Drake Passage: To Fly, or Not to Fly?

When travelling to Antarctica, flying the Drake has its pros and cons (4-minute read)

Alamy

Ernest Shackleton Captain Robert Falcon Scott And Dr. Edward Wilson On The British National Antarctic Expedition

FEBRUARY 15, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Shackleton. Natural born leader.

151 years after his death, Shackleton's derring-do spirit is still cited as a paradigm of leadership (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Light Mantled Albatross South Georgia Antarctic

JANUARY 16, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Sailing the extraordinary flightpath of the albatross

On an epic voyage across the entire South Atlantic that didn't quite go to plan, Mark Stratton found marvel and solace along the rarely sailed flight path of the largest birds on Earth (9-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

FEBRUARY 10, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

New Svalbard regulations

Balancing development and conservation with Svalbard’s new rulebook (4-minute read)