Short on time? This Australian ship can do Antarctica at express speed

Short on time? This Australian ship can do Antarctica at express speed

I’m doing what is surely the shortest journey you can have while cruising this remote corner of the world. But there’s still time to be overwhelmed.

  • byBen Groundwater

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How the ultra-rich cruise:On board the world’s most-travelled superyacht

How the ultra-rich cruise:On board the world’s most-travelled superyacht

Last year the Hanse Explorer clocked up a staggering 65,555 kilometres,many of which were racked up during charters for the rich and famous.

  • byRachel Ingram
The bird flu virus has adapted to sea mammals. Scientists are puzzled

The bird flu virus has adapted to sea mammals. Scientists are puzzled

And the new research findings hold a warning:H5N1 may similarly transform to cause large-scale infections in other mammalian species,including people.

  • byApoorva Mandavilli
I thought my seventh trip to Antarctica would be my last. But then ...

I thought my seventh trip to Antarctica would be my last. But then ...

Where else on Earth could you kayak up close to curious penguins as well as whales – and see the world’s largest iceberg?

  • byJennifer Byrne
Five of the world’s most thrilling places to see wildlife

Five of the world’s most thrilling places to see wildlife

One of the thrills of a visit to the world’s wild places is seeing how the (non-human) locals live.

  • bySue Williams
Victorian child confirmed to have rare and dangerous H5N1 bird flu

Victorian child confirmed to have rare and dangerous H5N1 bird flu

A critically ill child who returned from India in March was infected with the disease,which has killed millions of animals worldwide.

  • byAngus Dalton andBianca Hall
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Luxury small-ship cruises

Looking for a quieter,boutique-hotel atmosphere rather than kids’ clubs and water slides? These ships deliver – and they can access lesser-known destinations.

This cruise ship can go where other ships cannot

This cruise ship can go where other ships cannot

As Antarctica becomes crowded with ships,the Le Commandant Charcot can push through pack ice and into regions of seas typically only reached by military or scientific vessels.

  • byJamie Lafferty
The one destination no traveller can ever be fully prepared for

The one destination no traveller can ever be fully prepared for

There’s an astonishing prep list before you can even set foot on the White Continent. But,in this harsh environment,even the most prepared can expect the unexpected.

  • byKatrina Lobley
The devastating animal pandemic of ‘enormous concern’ to human health

The devastating animal pandemic of ‘enormous concern’ to human health

The outbreak has killed millions of birds and half a billion poultry. Increasing cases in mammals – from cattle to polar bears – has WHO worried.

  • byAngus Dalton
Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s

Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s

Seal pups and fledgling penguins could suffer sunburn and skin cancer,and it’s all down to volcanoes and bushfires.

  • byBianca Hall