Arctic

McBoycott: How Polar Explorers Brought McDonald’s to Russia

Earlier this week, McDonald's announced that it was temporarily...
March 11, 2022 Jerry Kobalenko

Great Survival Stories: Tyson’s Wonderful Drift

The 1871-1873 Polaris expedition made it as far north...
November 30, 2021 Martin Walsh

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

Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford's bid to become the youngest woman...
November 21, 2021 Kristine De Abreu
Solar flares – like this one captured by a NASA satellite orbiting the Sun – eject huge amounts of radiation. Image: NASA via Wikicommons

Solar Flare Causes Geomagnetic Storm, Aurora Expected In Northern Reaches

On Saturday, October 9, specialists at NASA's Solar Dynamics...
October 11, 2021 Jilli Cluff
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Boomer, McNair-Landry Finish Epic 42-Day Baffin Adventure

Arctic breakup season, when the skin of ice covering...
August 14, 2021 Sam Anderson

Alaska Update: Denali Wraps Up

A busy and occasionally dramatic climbing season has concluded...
July 29, 2021 Martin Walsh

Polar Bear Wanders 1,000km Inland

A polar bear completed its own ultra-marathon this week,...
May 14, 2021 Chasing Dreams Travel

Canadian Arctic Expedition Reaches Resolute

Guillaume Moreau, Nicolas Roulx, and Jacob Racine have completed...
May 6, 2021 Martin Walsh

Trio Fatbike 600Km Across Iceland

They rode 95 percent of the time, but as...
April 13, 2021 Kristine De Abreu

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...
April 12, 2021 Rebecca McPhee

1,000km Svalbard Expedition Complete

French adventurer Vincent Colliard and filmmaker Caroline Cote have...
April 11, 2021 Ash Routen

How Greenland’s Only Woman Explorer Boated 4,000Km. With Her Young Son.

By Galya Morrell A nurse, a single Inuit mother, and...
April 7, 2021 explorersweb

Lake Baikal’s Skating Grandmother

In her 80th year, the Babushka of Baikal still...
April 1, 2021 Chasing Dreams Travel

A Visit to Sir John Franklin’s Sunken Ship, the Erebus

Researchers found the famous arctic explorer's ship in 2014,...
March 30, 2021 Jerry Kobalenko

Walrus Continues Tour of British Isles

The way-off-course young walrus that turned up last week...
March 23, 2021 Kristine De Abreu

Greenland’s Color-Coded Houses

Visitors to Greenland often believe that the colorful houses...
March 17, 2021 Jerry Kobalenko

Skiing 1,300km Across Sweden

Swedish couple Anna Wassdahl and Joachim Johansson are a...
March 15, 2021 Ash Routen

Canada North to South Set to Begin

Guillaume Moreau and Nicolas Roulx are ready to begin...
March 14, 2021 Martin Walsh

New Svalbard Regulations Restrict Spring Travel

To protect wildlife and curtail a growing number of...
March 13, 2021 Rebecca McPhee

Floating Ships: Mirages and How They Work

Within days of each other, two images of floating...
March 10, 2021 Kristine De Abreu

Finally, a Way to Classify Polar Expeditions

When Colin O'Brady tried to claim the first unsupported...
March 7, 2021 Ash Routen

The Stories That Arctic Cairns Tell

Nowadays, hikers build cairns as an "I was here"...
March 7, 2021 Jerry Kobalenko

Great Expeditions: Dead Men Walking

The story of Rune Gjeldnes and Torry Larsen and...
March 6, 2021 Ash Routen

Exploration Mysteries: Eduard Von Toll

In 1900, during the last of the glory days...
February 24, 2021 Rebecca McPhee

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