Polar Exploration

antarctic ice shelves

Live, Ancient Creatures Found in Pitch Black ‘Oasis’ Beneath Antarctic Shelf

Floating atop Antarctica’s Weddell Sea in 2018, a team...

Antarctica: Expeditions in Trouble

In this week's Antarctic roundup, one expedition aborts and...

Winter Himalayan Teams Reach Base Camps. Plus: Sherpas to Antarctica

Winter officially begins in one week, and some teams...

Antarctica Update: An Eclipse and a Major Route Change

For most Antarctic expeditions, the weather has improved in...
world's coldest school

Kids in World’s Coldest Town Finally Get a ‘Snow Day’ — at -60°C

Oymyakon, in extreme northeastern Siberia, is the world's coldest...

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File photo of a manhauler crossing the polar plateau.

Antarctic Update: Sastrugi and Soft Snow

Antarctic expeditions setting out from Hercules Inlet have started...

Antarctic Expeditions on the Move

After a gap year because of COVID, the Antarctic...

Zara Rutherford, Round-the-World Pilot, Stuck in Russia

Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford's bid to become the youngest woman...

Exploratory Cuisine: Sled Dogs

On one of my visits to Greenland’s capital Nuuk,...

Interview: Guillaume Moreau on 7,600km Through the Canadian Wilderness

After 234 days and 7,600km, Guillaume Moreau and Nicolas...

Great Explorers: the Inuit Shaman Qitdlarssuaq

The Qitdlarssuaq story has not been made into a...

Antarctic Kite-Ski Crossing Ready to Begin

The coronavirus wiped out the 2020-2021 Antarctic season and...

Antarctic Triathlon: 5,300km from Patagonia to the South Pole

On November 20, Antonio de la Rosa will begin...

Canadian Expedition Finishes a Near North-South Traverse

After nearly eight months and 7,600km, Guillaume Moreau and...

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the sphinx snow patch

Famous UK Snow Patch Fully Melts For Just 8th Time in 300 Years

The Sphinx, a well-known snow patch in the Cairngorms...

Great Explorers: Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen

While Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen sought fame and...

“Don’t Let a Polar Bear Eat My Remains”: Paul Bjorvig’s Adventures on Franz Josef Land

The Norwegian Paul Bjorvig (1857-1935) usually isn’t considered a...

Natural Wonders: The Smoking Hills

In 1850, the Irish explorer Robert McClure saw smoke...

Polar Bears Prey on Reindeer

Polar bears eat mainly ring seals, a small arctic...
PHOTO-USRC Bear in the Arctic - 101421- USCG

Famous Exploration Ship, the USS Bear, Found at Last

On October 14, the U.S. Coast Guard and the...

A Viking Invasion

Until the early years of the 20th century, the...

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