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Mark Stratton

DECEMBER 14, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

“What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic.” The Science of Svalbard.

Read about the science of Svalbard in the Arctic and its impact not only on expedition cruising, but on the world in general. (4-minute read)

DECEMBER 27, 2025 • BY Peter Shanks

Peter Shanks shares his personal diary of a remarkable journey to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands

Peter Shanks shares his personal diary of a remarkable journey to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands (6-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

DECEMBER 01, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

A Continent Without Owners: The Story of the Antarctic Treaty

Read about a Continent Without Owners: The Story of the Antarctic Treaty (4-minute read)

Rosie B Wild

NOVEMBER 26, 2025 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

A Changing Sky: Puffins Decline on the Farnes as Other Seabirds Rise

Why the WWFs “Walrus from Space” Project Is a Game-Changer for Arctic Wildlife Conservation. (3-minute read)

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NOVEMBER 24, 2025 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Counting Walrus from Space on World Walrus Day

Why the WWFs “Walrus from Space” Project Is a Game-Changer for Arctic Wildlife Conservation. (3-minute read)

NOVEMBER 16, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

66° Expeditions: New Kids on the Expedition Cruise Block

Mark Stratton introduces one of the newest small-ship expedition players, 66° Expeditions, operating in the Arctic and Antarctica (3-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Wildlife Polar Bear By Smeerenburgbreen Glacier 1

AUGUST 26, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Experiencing Svalbard Under the New Wildlife Guidelines

The burning question for travellers to Svalbard this summer has been ‘Are we going to see polar bears?’. Mark Stratton joined 66° Expeditions to see what, if anything, has changed (4-minute read)

Karen Hollands

AUGUST 13, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Why Pyramiden in Svalbard is not the World’s Northernmost Town?

The signs claiming victory around Longyearbyen are clear, so why is a town miles north not the owner of this headline moniker? (3-minute read)

Courtesy of Thor Heyerdahl Archives, The Kon-Tiki Museum.

The Kon-Tiki raft sailing the high seas. Navigator Erik Bryn Hesselberg on the top of the mast.

AUGUST 12, 2025 • BY Natalya Getman

Crossing the Pacific on a raft, the Kon-Tiki and Tangaroa expeditions

Olav Heyerdahl shares his experience of crossing the Pacific and preserving his grandfather's legacy (7-minute read)

JULY 27, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

What the new Superman movie tells us about choosing between the Arctic and Antarctica

What the new Superman movie tells us about choosing between the Arctic and Antarctica (4-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

JULY 04, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Beyond the Peninsula: The new wave of expedition cruises offering deeper Antarctic exploration

In recent years, exciting new options have arisen to explore Antarctica and the subantarctic islands - Mark Stratton takes a look at what they are. (3-minute read)