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Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

Antarctica17

JANUARY 20, 2026  •   BY ExplorEarth Editor

Antarctic Penguins Are Breeding Earlier

A quiet but powerful signal of change at the bottom of the world from the endemic sentinels (3-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

Northern Rockhopper Penguin by Jamie Lafferty

JANUARY 12, 2026  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Chasing Penguins: The Allure, the Obsession, and the Inconvenience

A look at travel writer Jamie Lafferty's incredible quest to photograph all 18 species of penguin. (3-minute read)

Michelle Sole Quark Expeditions

Michelle Sole Quark Expeditions

Michelle Sole Quark Expeditions 4816

NOVEMBER 15, 2025  •   BY ExplorEarth Editor

Inside Antarctica’s Rarest Wildlife Encounter: Reaching Snow Hill’s Emperor Penguins

Helicopters, expert navigation, and decades of polar experience make possible a landing at Antarctica’s legendary Snow Hill Emperor penguin colony. (3-minute read)

Rosie B. Wild

Rosie B. Wild

Puffin with sandeels

MARCH 03, 2025  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

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)

Miranda Krestovnikoff

Miranda Krestovnikoff

Puffin by Miranda Krestovnikoff

HIGHLIGHT

OCTOBER 27, 2025  •   BY Miranda Krestovnikoff

A seabird safari

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Discovering the UK's seabirds with wildlife enthusiasts from all corners of the globe (6-minute read)

Mark Stratton

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)

Billy Heaney

Billy Heaney

Hjalmar Bjorge in Loch Buie

OCTOBER 25, 2024  •   BY Billy Heaney

A Hebridean adventure micro-cruise, day-by-day

Billy Heaney takes us on a micro-expedition, wildlife cruise around the pristine Scottish isles (5-minute read)

Sarah Marshall

Sarah Marshall

Blue-footed booby landing on water in the Galápagos Islands, captured by Sarah Marshall

OCTOBER 02, 2024  •   BY Sarah Marshall

The Galápagos: then and now

What does an increase in visitor numbers mean for the Galapagos archipelago’s endemic species? (5-minute read)

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