As cruise lines plot new itineraries, here are some of the more under-the-radar places to visit by sea this year—from the Alaskan wilderness to Tanzania’s Spice Islands and Toba, Japan.

When researchers set out to measure tiny plastic fragments in Arctic waters, they expected to find pollution that had drifted ...

Even with a sturdy ship and the help of satellite images, negotiating the frozen ocean requires a dose of humility before nature’s might.

Quark Expeditions made history in 1991 when it became the first cruise line to take tourists to the North Pole. Since then, it has become a world leader in polar expeditions. “It’s all we do,” its ...

Last September, I traveled to this far north outpost as part of a research team from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

In the middle of the Arctic Ocean, a research ship did something that sounds completely crazy at first. Instead of escaping ...

The Surya Grahan 2026, also referred to as the Solar Eclipse 2026, will take place on February 17, marking the first solar ...

Scientists discovered a troubling link between El Niño, La Niña, and Arctic sea ice — this has major implications for climate forecasting.