“Humpbacks from the bow – all guests to the bridge,” a voice sang over the intercom at 7am on the first morning of our expedition. I blinked away sleep and ran onto the deck in my robe and a bright white glow filled my eyes through panoramic windows. Meters in front of our yacht, a … Read more
“The Weddell Sea,” wrote historian Thomas R. Henry in 1950, “is, according to the testimony of all who have navigated its mountain-filled waters, the most treacherous and bleak region on earth.” These are the swirling, ship-crushing waters where Ernest Shackleton lost the Endurance. Common sense would therefore indicate that tourists can do well there – … Read more
As I push down the red airlock lever and step into our space station, I half wonder: Will I eventually lose my mind and be dragged out? After all, in the current popular television drama For All Mankind, one of the first astronauts to live on the moon for a long period of time does … Read more
Antarctica is an unforgettable destination, but time on the continent is precious and precious – Andrea Klaussner/Hurtigruten Antarctica, once off-limits to all but scientists at research stations, is becoming an increasingly popular cruise destination. According to the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), commercial tourism began in the late 1950s when approximately 500 paying … Read more
In 2014, a fishing vessel caught a colossal squid, which New Zealand researchers dissected.Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images Kolossal hopes to film a colossal squid in its natural habitat, the waters around Antarctica. The squid is large, but elusive and difficult to study because it lives thousands of meters underwater. The use of Antarctic tourist … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Antarctica’s icy plains are a magnet for meteorite hunters like Maria Valdes, a research scientist at the Field Museum of Natural History and the University of Chicago. About 1,000 space rocks are found in the … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Antarctica’s icy plains are a magnet for meteorite hunters like Maria Valdes, a research scientist at the Field Museum of Natural History and the University of Chicago. About 1,000 space rocks are found in the … Read more
(Viking Octantis) It was about 10 hours into our journey through the swirling Drake Passage when I realized I was suffering from a strange kind of cabin fever. Sailing aboard Viking Cruises’ Viking Octantis ship, we were already a quarter of the way through the notoriously temperamental canal that connects the southernmost tip of Argentina … Read more
Several countries are targeting the moon as a destination beyond Earth for long-term human presence. NASA is once again touted to get another literal ‘stepping stone’ to the moon through its Artemis program. the way to trump and train for marching to Mars. In many ways, such a future endeavor could be compared to Antarctica, … Read more
The ship encountered a colony of chinstrap penguins at Diaz Rock – Alamy, Sarak Knapton The remote Antarctic island of Diaz Rock was supposed to be deserted, but when penguin experts trained their binoculars on the rock, little eyes looked back. While guarding their ascetic stone nests, a completely undiscovered colony of chinstrap penguins emerged, … Read more