Scientists probe glacier for clues to climate resistance

Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting - yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades. Can it last? To find out, a dozen scientists, accompanied...

Science AFP Scientists probe Tajik glacier for clues to climate resistance

Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades. Can it last? To find out, a dozen scientists, accompanied...

Polar-Latitudes.com first step in two-brand combination

Polar-Latitudes.com is the new website for the ongoing consolidation of Polar Latitudes and Albatros Expeditions into Polar Latitudes Expeditions. The site also launches the new brand identity and an expanded range of itineraries across the Arctic...

AI improves iceberg models and could aid navigation

A University of Maryland art professor is working with engineering and computer science colleagues and students, as well as artificial intelligence, to build better 3D models of icebergs. Cy Keener has spent years traveling to the Arctic to image...

Silversea Cruises Unveils Largest-Ever Deployment for 2027/28

Silversea Cruises has unveiled its 2027/28 collection of voyages, running from February 2027 to May 2028 and comprising 414 new sailings to more than 600 destinations, including three new Grand Voyages, the line’s first-ever summer season in...

2025 Alaska Federation of Natives convention overview and schedule

Delegates react during a gift-giving ceremony for outgoing Alaska Federation of Natives president Julie Kitka at the AFN convention on Oct. 17, 2024 at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The Alaska...

India at the DeepTech crossroads: Compete, secure, or be left behind

India and the DeepTech Quest DeepTech sits at the bleeding edge of technological innovation - where the entry barriers are high, the innovation journey arduous, the breakthroughs hard-won, and the returns, both strategic and economic,...

How expedition cruise operators and suppliers are cruising for knowledge

Cruising these days is about far more than seeing breathtaking views and experiencing luxurious comforts. Today, an increasing number of expedition cruise lines are inviting guests to step into the role of explorer, student and citizen scientist....

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript October 16, 2025 Operator: Good morning, and welcome to United Airlines Holdings’ Earnings Conference Call for the Third Quarter of 2025. My name is Regina, and I will be...

New for 2026! New York to Hvar in Just 10 Hours

October 13, 2025 – New York to Hvar, the dream connection, as connectivity to Croatia’s premier island just went up a notch. I am always amazed at American tourists, and the lengths they go to to travel each year on limited holiday time. This year...

United Adding Flights to New Cities Next Summer

Tourism On Oct 10, 2025 United Airlines today announced its Summer 2026 schedule with service to four new cities across Croatia, Italy, Scotland and Spain. In Summer 2026, United will be the only US airline to launch nonstop flights to four new...

Short Redhead Reel Reviews for the week of Oct. 17

Rating system: (4=Don't miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) For more reviews, click here. “Beneath the Light” (NR) (3) [Available Oct. 14 on various VOD platforms.] — John Baumgartner's captivating, intense, chilling, dark, 94-minute...

Film, fungi in Peninsula spotlight this weekend

A film festival, a fungi festival and several music and stage performances highlight this weekend’s events on the North Olympic Peninsula. • The fifth All In Film Festival will be screened at 6:30 tonight and 1 p.m. Saturday in the Little Theater...

This country is not always featured on the world map

New Zealand, a country of astonishing beauty, and incredible Māori culture, has one of the most recognisable landscapes in the world. Yet strangely, this island nation often finds itself missing from one of humanity’s most basic representations of...

Introducing the Banff Mountain Book Competition Winners

Every year, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival celebrates the best mountain and adventure writing, film, and photography. The literary highlight of this alpine-themed bacchanal is the Banff Mountain Book Competition, which is divided...

Chasing the Aurora Borealis: 10 Magical Destinations for the World’s Greatest Light Show

Top 10 places to view the Aurora Borealis. Image by basiczto from Getty Images Pro Seeing the Aurora Borealis in person takes a high position on nearly anyone’s bucket list. This unique natural phenomenon can be observed in the Northern...

Scientists drill deep into Tajik glacier to unlock secrets of Earth’s climate past

KON CHUKURBASHI, Oct 14 — Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting—yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades. Can it last? To find out, a dozen...

Silversea unveils largest-ever voyage collection for 2027-28

Silversea has unveiled its largest-ever voyage collection for summer 2027 and winter 2027-28, scheduled to depart between February 2027 and May 2028, including 414 new voyages on 12 ships. The collection offers a reimagined portfolio of...

As coral reefs pass tipping point, ocean protection rises up political agenda

Warm-water coral reefs have crossed a tipping point due to global heating and are dying at an accelerated rate due to repeated mass bleaching events, impacting hundreds of millions of people who rely on them for fishing, tourism and protection...

More than 70,000 pink-footed geese arrive in Scotland after 800-mile journey

More than 70,000 pink-footed geese have arrived in Angus in one of autumn’s most breathtaking wildlife spectacles. Every year, tens of thousands of the birds travel to Montrose Basin after an 800-mile journey from Iceland and Greenland. The geese...