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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)

Istock

JANUARY 06, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Whales - the senior citizens of our global seas

New research has found southern right-whales are capable of living over 150 years, which has implications about how we view whales and how to conserve them. (9-minute read)

Mike Unwin

Humpback Whale Breaching Baja California

JANUARY 07, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Should you be here?

Humpback whale sightings in Sussex, England. Is this something to celebrate or a red flag? (3-minute read)

Mellina Chheng

Gentoo Penguins on the ice in Antarctica

DECEMBER 16, 2024 • BY Melina Chheng

How my first trip to Antarctica changed my view on travel

Now that I've returned from Antarctica, what I've gained is far more than just a tick on the bucket list (3-minute read)

Billy Heaney

Orca breaching in Norway, iconic marine wildlife sighting

JANUARY 03, 2025 • BY Billy Heaney

Arctic Encounters: an orcaholics expedition in Norway

Adventurous zoologist Billy Heaney travels to Skjervøy, Arctic Norway, for thrilling close encounters with orcas and breathtaking wildlife (9-minute read)

Alamy Flip Nicklin Minden

DECEMBER 05, 2024 • BY Melissa Hobson

The unicorns of the sea

The chance of seeing narwhals in the wild is low. But for the lucky people who catch a glimpse of these elusive animals, this rarity makes the encounter even more special (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Grytviken Passengers Pass Elephant Seal South Georgia 2338

DECEMBER 12, 2024 • BY Mark Stratton

South Georgia. Back from the brink?

There were fears South Georgia’s 2023 avian flu outbreak could devastate its stellar wildlife. The worst, however, appears to have passed, and onshore landings are open again to visitors (3-minute read)

iStock.com/Øyvind Breyholt

DECEMBER 05, 2024 • BY Danielle Fear

Humanity has an Insurance Policy, and you can visit it in the Arctic

What the Svalbard Seed Vault means for our future and generations to come (3-minute read)