DestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaThe ultimate solo adventure?Spanish adventure athlete Antonio de la Rosa attempted to row alone through the roughest seas on the planet to Antarctica. Very little went according to plan.20 Mar 2023TravelThe Antarctic ghost town left in ruinsNot only is Deception Island littered with lore and history, it's also one of the only places on the planet where ships can sail directly into the centre of a submerged caldera.13 Mar 2022TravelThe ultimate solo adventure?Spanish adventure athlete Antonio de la Rosa attempted to row alone through the roughest seas on the planet to Antarctica. Very little went according to plan.20 Mar 2023TravelThe Antarctic ghost town left in ruinsNot only is Deception Island littered with lore and history, it's also one of the only places on the planet where ships can sail directly into the centre of a submerged caldera.13 Mar 2022TravelHow to become a better travellerThe celebrated writer reflects on how this once-in-a-lifetime experiment of global stillness can teach us to see the world with new eyes.11 Jun 2020TravelWhat will happen to the 7th continent?While Covid-19 might be a major concern for the Antarctic tourist industry, it could be good news for the region itself.12 Oct 2020TravelA world isolated from life by 1,400kmA rugged land of glaciers, mountains and fjords, South Georgia is one of the remotest places on Earth.How to become a better travellerThe celebrated writer reflects on how this once-in-a-lifetime experiment of global stillness can teach us to see the world with new eyes.11 Jun 2020TravelWhat will happen to the 7th continent?While Covid-19 might be a major concern for the Antarctic tourist industry, it could be good news for the region itself.12 Oct 2020TravelAntarcticaThe Glaswegian who spends Christmas in AntarcticaA Glasgow man has been describing spending the joys of Christmas working in the remote icefields of Antarctica.3 days agoScotlandSnow, penguins and constant daylight for Christmas at the bottom of the worldA Leeds woman is among a group of five who are counting penguins on a remote Antarctic island. 4 days agoWest Yorkshire'This Christmas I'll be counting penguins'Staff working out in the wilds of Antarctica share their Christmas Day plans.4 days agoEnglandEx-GB para athlete halfway through South Pole trekA man from Devon has been skiing for up to 23km per day in his efforts to complete the challenge.6 days agoDevonWorld's biggest iceberg heads north after escaping vortexThe world's biggest iceberg is drifting towards the Atlantic Ocean after being stuck near Antarctica.14 Dec 2024Science & EnvironmentPreparing for Christmas in the wilds of AntarcticaA few hundred people get ready for Christmas in the snowy continent thousands of miles from home.9 Dec 2024EnglandMore travel15 hrs ago10 words from 2024 that will expand your mindHere are some of the words and phrases the BBC encountered this year that helped to unravel the changes taking place in world around us.15 hrs agoFuture20 Dec 2024The video game that defined the USThe Oregon Trail was once the most widely distributed software in US schools. It gripped a generation and changed gaming forever, but debates rage on about the history it depicts.20 Dec 2024Future19 Dec 2024The towns that inspired 100 Years of SolitudeAs a new Netflix series thrusts Gabriel García Márquez's masterpiece back into the spotlight, these are the real-life places that inspired the writer's magical realism.19 Dec 2024Travel17 Dec 2024Europe's borderless town that embraces two culturesIn 1947, Gorizia was abruptly split between Italy and Slovenia. In 2025, the two towns will reunite as the first transnational European Capital of Culture.17 Dec 2024Travel16 Dec 2024How a child star saved a Hollywood studioIn December 1933, five-year-old Shirley Temple signed with a nearly-bankrupt Fox Studios. In History looks back at how she revived the studio's fortunes – and became a superstar.16 Dec 2024Culture14 Dec 2024A first-person view of the US's racist pastThe Oscar-tipped film Nickel Boys adapts Colson Whitehead's novel about two boys at an abusive "reform" school and shoots it from their point of view. The effect is profound.14 Dec 2024Culture11 Dec 2024How a long-gone tool built the modern internetBefore there was TikTok's For You Page, there was a tool that ushered users down online rabbit holes of semi-randomised websites.11 Dec 2024Future11 Dec 2024The 'self-cleaning' fabric that is in high demandOnce synonymous with the aristocracy, the thoroughly British winter favourite is "timeless and beyond trends".11 Dec 2024Culture10 Dec 2024The last Inca bridge masterNearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca's extraordinary road system – and it's rewoven every year from grass.10 Dec 2024Travel
