FEBRUARY 16, 2026  •   BY ExplorEarth Editor

The “Big 15” was coined by Metropolitan Touring to highlight the archipelago’s most iconic wildlife encounters. But it just became the "Big 16"! (3-minute read)

FEBRUARY 02, 2026  •   BY Dr. Ulyana H. Peña

Dr. Ulyana H. Peña looks at how ocean circulation connects tropical reefs and polar ice, revealing a single system responding to a rapidly changing climate( 4-minute read)

JANUARY 29, 2026  •   BY ExplorEarth Editor

A scientific surprise in the Arctic reveals both resilience and risk for the world’s most iconic predator, the Polar Bear (3-minute read)

FEBRUARY 10, 2026  •   BY ExplorEarth Editor

Rediscovered after nearly two centuries: How did the Galápagos Rail return to Floreana? (3-minute read)

JANUARY 28, 2026  •   BY Akvile Marozaite

Akvile Marozaite shares her personal experience of a Norwegian winter expedition cruise. (5-minute read)

JANUARY 19, 2026  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Why travelling to Antarctica today feels less like an adventure and more like bearing witness to a pivotal chapter in Earth’s story (4-minute read)