A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

HX Expeditions has been leading adventure travel trips since 1896 and has more than 20 years of experience operating in ...

The Solar Orbiter has delivered the "highest resolution image ever of the Sun’s south pole" according to the European Space ...

On October 31, 1956, he became the first man to land a plane at the South Pole. A recent announcement reveals that he died on May 15 in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the age of 102.

Nearly every cabin and suite on the 13 Ponant ships also comes with a balcony, which isn't always the case with small cruise ships and expedition ships. The line's seven newest ships are all-balcony ...

Ponant Explorations’ Le Commandant Charcot is set to journey through remote, uncharted regions of Antarctica for a full circumnavigation of the continent from January to March 2028.

PONANT Explorations announced that its luxury icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot is about to achieve a new world first in Antarctica. In an unprecedented feat for a cruise ship, Le Commandant ...

Ponant Explorations’ icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot is about to achieve an industry first. It will embark on a full circumnavigation of Antarctica between January and March 2028, departing ...

Ponant Explorations plans to sail all the way around Antarctica. The company will undertake the feat with its icebreaker ship Le Commandant Charcot. The 245-guest vessel will depart from Ushuaia, ...

Ponant has announced that its luxury icebreaker will achieve a world first, embarking on a complete circumnavigation of the White Continent between January and March 2028 after departing from Ushuaia.

Other Ponant routes in the region include 10-night trips along the coasts of South Africa and Namibia that include stops at Luderitz, Namibia — for a visit to the ghost town of Kolmanskop and its ...

He set the record on January 7, 2024. Kylleso, who is just 5 feet tall and weighs 106 pounds, pulled a sled weighing 100 kilos, or twice her weight, in her bid to reach the pole. In a November ...