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Jos Dewing

JUNE 25, 2026 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Ny-Ålesund: The Arctic Frontier Where Airship Explorers Chased The North Pole

Discover how Ny-Ålesund became the launch point for history's greatest Arctic expeditions, where Roald Amundsen and the airship Norge departed in the race for the North Pole. Explore the museums, monuments and remarkable legacy of Svalbard's pioneering frontier. (🕒 4-minute read)

Jos Dewing

JUNE 22, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Information Is Everywhere. Understanding Is Not: Why the Best Expedition Guides are Becoming Even More Valuable in the Age of AI

Modern technology and AI are very good at answering questions. Great guides often know which questions you haven't thought to ask yet. (⏱️4-minute read)

Billy Heaney

JUNE 18, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Arctic Sea Ice: The Shift From Observation to Intervention

A new project aimed at thickening Arctic sea ice may sound like science fiction, but the very fact that it is being tested at all tells us something important about the state of the Arctic today. (⏱️4-minute read)

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Michellemaria Pitzel Tracy Arm Fjord Pixabay

MAY 29, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Alaska’s Near-Record Mega Tsunami: Is Climate Change Becoming Geological

After a mountainside collapsed into Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord, the resulting mega tsunami became one of the tallest ever recorded. This ExplorEarth insight piece examines the hidden link between warming temperatures, glacier retreat, unstable mountains, and the future of climate risk in the Arctic. (3-minute read)

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MAY 27, 2026 • BY Danielle Fear

Introducing HX Expeditions: And an Antarctic season that redefines what it means to travel south

PROMOTED CONTENT: As a new ExplorEarth-approved partner, HX arrives with a record-breaking season and a model built on science, mindful travel, and deeper engagement (⏱️4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

West Africa Monrovia Craft Market Masks 354

APRIL 23, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

West Africa: Expedition cruising’s last unscripted coastline

This is expedition cruising at its most revealing: a coastline where access is everything, and narratives are still being written. (⏱️4-minute read)

Siversea Expeditions

MAY 26, 2026 • BY Danielle Fear

When Expedition Cruising Came to the Thames: Silver Wind and Tower Bridge

As Silver Wind sailed beneath Tower Bridge, expedition cruising briefly arrived in the centre of the capital (4-minute read)

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APRIL 22, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Earth Day 2026: Why You Don’t Have to Leave Earth for a Life-affirming View of it

Opinion Piece: On Earth Day 2026, we look at how Antarctica mirrors the emotional impact of space for those who visit (⏱️3-minute read)

Michael S. Nolan, LEX

LEX Mexico Baja California Sur Cabo Pulmo National Park

APRIL 13, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Where Desert Meets Ocean: Baja California Is Probably the Best Expedition Cruise Destination You’ve Never Heard of

Baja California offers a rare convergence of accessibility and biodiversity, where desert landscapes collapse into two oceans and expedition ships move through one of the most densely alive marine systems on Earth (⏱️5-minute read)

Hapag Lloyd Cruises

APRIL 11, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

The Amazon and the Rise of Expedition-Style River Cruising

From ocean-class vessels reaching deep into the basin to small ships navigating its hidden tributaries, the Amazon is redefining how expedition cruising works. (⏱️4-minute read)

Emperor Penguins ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution All Photos Stephanie Jenouvrier 5801

APRIL 09, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

The Ice is No Longer Holding: Emperor Penguins Reclassified as Endangered

Emperor Penguins have officially been reclassified as endangered, moving them up two categories from their previous status of “near threatened.” (⏱️3-minute read)