Poles

McBoycott: How Polar Explorers Brought McDonald’s to Russia

Earlier this week, McDonald's announced that it was temporarily...

Antarctic Expeditions Wrap Up

Our final Antarctic update of the season covers Masatatsu...

Antarctica: Kite-Skiers Make the Pole, But Abe Won’t Finish

Last week, Preet Chandi finished her Hercules Inlet to...

Antarctica: Running Out of Time

In this week's update, Preet Chandi arrives at the...

Antarctica: The Home Stretch for Some, A Long Way to Go for Others

In this week's update, Preet Chandi flies into the...

Antarctic Roundup: Another Evacuation

This week in Antarctica features more drama. Another expedition...

Antarctica: Expeditions in Trouble

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

Antarctica Update: An Eclipse and a Major Route Change

For most Antarctic expeditions, the weather has improved in...

Antarctic Update: Sastrugi and Soft Snow

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

Great Survival Stories: Tyson’s Wonderful Drift

The 1871-1873 Polaris expedition made it as far north...

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...

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

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

Roundup of 2021 Antarctica Expeditions

Last year, Antarctica Logistics & Expeditions (ALE) hung on...

Masatatsu Abe Takes on a Historic Route to the South Pole

Japanese explorer and rickshaw driver Masatatsu Abe hopes to...

Weekend (Not So) Warm-Up: Exit the North Pole

In 2019, two arctic explorers battled across the arctic...
erik boomer and sarah mcnair-landry clyde river

Boomer, McNair-Landry Finish Epic 42-Day Baffin Adventure

Arctic breakup season, when the skin of ice covering...

Alaska Update: Denali Wraps Up

A busy and occasionally dramatic climbing season has concluded...

Newcomers’ Guide: North Pole vs South Pole Expeditions

Want to visit the poles? This North Pole vs...

Polar Bear Wanders 1,000km Inland

A polar bear completed its own ultra-marathon this week,...

Canadian Arctic Expedition Reaches Resolute

Guillaume Moreau, Nicolas Roulx, and Jacob Racine have completed...

Science Links of the Week

A passion for the natural world drives many of...

Trio Fatbike 600Km Across Iceland

They rode 95 percent of the time, but as...

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