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NOVEMBER 11, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Beneath the Hole in the Sky: What Antarctica’s Ozone Discovery and Global Response Teaches us about Working Together for the Planet

Read about Antarctica’s ozone hole discovery and global response teaches us about working together and ambassadorship for the planet (4-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)

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)

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)

Ashley Perrin

MARCH 07, 2025 • BY Sue Stockdale

Trailblazers of the Ice: Celebrating Women Expedition Leaders

Sue Stockdale highlights women in expedition cruising for International Women's Day, with a focus on AE Expeditions Team Leader Ashley Perrin (4-minute read)

FEBRUARY 27, 2025 • BY Melissa Hobson

Not just a footprint

How polar bear paw prints leave vital clues for researchers (5-minute read)

Alamy

Ernest Shackleton Captain Robert Falcon Scott And Dr. Edward Wilson On The British National Antarctic Expedition

FEBRUARY 15, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Shackleton. Natural born leader.

151 years after his death, Shackleton's derring-do spirit is still cited as a paradigm of leadership (4-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

FEBRUARY 10, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

New Svalbard regulations

Balancing development and conservation with Svalbard’s new rulebook (4-minute read)

Stefanie Waldeck

JANUARY 24, 2025 • BY Stefanie Waldek

The Drake Passage: To Fly, or Not to Fly?

When travelling to Antarctica, flying the Drake has its pros and cons (4-minute read)

Mellina Chheng

Gentoo Penguins on the ice in Antarctica

DECEMBER 16, 2024 • BY Melina Chheng

How my first trip to Antarctica changed my view on travel

Now that I've returned from Antarctica, what I've gained is far more than just a tick on the bucket list (3-minute read)

Natalaya Getman

SEPTEMBER 02, 2024 • BY Natalya Getman

My first Polar Expedition Cruise

What to expect when joining your first polar expedition cruise (5-minute read)