Antarctica might seem like one of the few untouched places left on Earth. However, tourism is growing rapidly, and its impact is starting to be felt. What began as a niche adventure has evolved into a ...

Picture this: a place so remote that fewer people have stood on its shores than have climbed Mount Everest. Yet, in 2026, Antarctica is no longer the exclusive domain of scientists and hardcore ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of tourists heading to Antarctica has been skyrocketing. From fewer than 8,000 a year about three decades ago, nearly ...

The white continent is melting: Researchers are sounding the alarm about the threats to Antarctica - Copyright University of Santiago USACH/AFP Jose Jorquera The ...

During Antarctica’s warm season, the sleek Norwegian passenger ship known as the MS Fridtjof Nansen departs regularly from Argentina for its journey south across the turbulent Drake Passage, down to ...

As polar tourism surges, questions remain on how best to balance the desire for exploration with the need for conservation.

As visitor numbers climb and warnings of environmental risks mount, it remains to be seen whether new rules will be introduced, or if Antarctica will remain a frontier for high-carbon adventure ...

Sixty years ago, American Lars-Eric Lindblad led the first group of non-scientific travelers to Antarctica, opening the most remote continent on Earth to tourism. If 1966 seems relatively recent, ...

The swimsuit-clad tourists leap into the icy water, gasping at the shock, and startling a gaggle of penguins. And their very presence might accelerate its demise. Antarctica, a vast territory ...

“Welcome to Antarctica!” the expedition guide exclaimed as she helped me off the Zodiac. We’d already been to Antarctica for the past few days, seeing various islands off the mainland. We’d even had ...