HX’s Fridtjof Nansen is set to celebrate its fifth year of service for HX (formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions) in early March.

He is sympathetic towards Captain Robert Falcon Scott, and his “failed” expedition to the South Pole. The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen triumphed by darting in and darting out, but Scott ...

Polar Class goes from PC1 to PC7 — and the first thing to remember is PC1 is the top ranking. This is particularly important ...

The golden September sun was wonderfully warm as I passed through the sliding glass doors at the aft of the ninth deck and ...

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

Thomas Edison’s 146-question employment test was so difficult that the inventor’s own son—as well as Albert ...

Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps. This is the first time these tiny pieces of plastic ...

Surveys the Moon from orbit and relays data back to Earth.

HMS Protector is the first Royal Navy or UK Government, vessel to have visited the region in 80 years or to have travelled below 77 degrees latitude. The ship also paid a visit to the Italian ...

They were also above average over southern South America, Africa, and much of Australia and Antarctica. Temperatures were most notably below average over the United States and the easternmost regions ...

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Antarctic cruises are ideal for intrepid explorers wanting to discover the white wilderness of the South Pole. A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern ...