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MARCH 18, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

The first true hybrid expedition: A New Era of Antarctic Exploration

How Terra Nova’s cruise–sailing hybrid redefines what it means to experience the White Continent (⏱️3-minute read)

Silversea

MARCH 10, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Australia’s Last Wild Coast: The Kimberley

Once considered one of Australia’s most remote frontiers, the Kimberley is rapidly emerging as one of the world’s most sought-after expedition cruising regions. (4-minute read)

MARCH 16, 2026 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Flying to Antarctica: Inside Polar Latitudes Expeditions’ New Fly-Cruise Expedition Programme

ExplorEarth speaks exclusively with Steffan Danino, Head of Product Development at Polar Latitudes Expeditions, about the rise of fly-cruise Antarctic travel and their own new programme. ( ⏱️4-minute read)

Sean Neilson

MARCH 13, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

View from the Deck: A Rare Emperor Penguin Encounter in the Weddell Sea

Captain Heidi Norling navigates pack ice to reach Snow Hill Island and provide guests with an extraordinary sight from the ship's deck. (3-minute read)

MARCH 06, 2026 • BY Fiona King

Walking With the Animals: Why Wildlife in the Galápagos Is So Special

ExplorEarth Community Member Fiona King recently travelled to the Galápagos on an expedition cruise and was struck by the wildlife's friendliness. (4-minute read)

FEBRUARY 26, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Transit Accommodation Reimagined at The Cormorant at 55 South: A New and Luxurious Front Door to Antarctica

The southernmost hotel on Earth is more than a staging post for Antarctica; it represents the next evolution in seamless, luxury polar exploration. (3-minute read)

MARCH 04, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

98-Year-Old Patricia Herndon Pearce Lands on the Antarctic Continent, Making Her Its Eldest Ever Visitor

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)

Jamie Lafferty

FEBRUARY 26, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

Could Emperor Penguins be Extinct by the End of the Century?

A grim and accidental discovery for one of Earth’s most iconic birds as Antarctic ice disappears (3-minute read)

The Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre

FEBRUARY 22, 2026 • BY ExplorEarth Editor

There are no Sharks in Antarctica! The Discovery that Rewrote Polar Ocean Science

A remarkable deep-sea discovery is challenging scientific assumptions and revealing the hidden complexity of Antarctica’s marine world. (3-minute read)