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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)

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)

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)

Jamie Lafferty

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

HIGHLIGHT

JULY 01, 2024 • BY Jamie Lafferty

The last penguin

If you’re hoping to see all of the world’s 18 penguin species, there is good and bad news (6-minute read)

Mark Stratton

NOVEMBER 02, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Penguins or polar bears? First choice is yours

Your starting choice is whether to head north to the Arctic or south to Antarctica (4-minute read)

Michelle Sole Quark Expeditions

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)

Karen Hollands

Lucy Gentoo Lecustic Penguin Paradaise Harbour Antarctica

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • BY Karen Hollands

Lucy the Leucistic Penguin: An Unexpected Encounter in Antarctica

Lucy the Leucistic Penguin: An Unexpected Encounter in Antarctica (4-minute read)