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.TravelThe 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.TravelThe 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.TravelThe 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.TravelHow 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.TravelWhat 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.TravelA 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.TravelWhat 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.TravelAntarcticaIsle of Wight-size iceberg breaks from AntarcticaAnother big iceberg breaks from in front of the UK's Halley research base - the third in three years.Science & EnvironmentMemorial cross to explorer Shackleton bound for DundeeShackleton died in 1922 on board his expedition ship, the Quest, in South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean.Tayside & Central ScotlandCouncillors back ship getting Freedom of the CityHMS Protector is a wave closer to being given freedom of a landlocked city. EnglandShip could be awarded Freedom of the City Two thirds of councillors will need to approve the decision.CambridgeshireWhy Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.Science & EnvironmentScientists probe the secrets of mega icebergsUK researchers want to understand what triggers the Antarctic to kick out city-sized blocks of ice.Science & EnvironmentMore travelHollywood's unlikely movie set for blockbustersConstructed more than 100 years ago, the Yamashiro Historic District is as fantastic as any story that Hollywood could put on the silver screen.TravelThe dark side of a couple's Alaskan wilderness dreamIn this BBC archive clip from 1962, Alan Whicker meets the adventurous New Jersey couple who chose to tough it out in a new life as homesteaders.CultureThe US Founding Father who travelled the globeThanks to a new series starring Michael Douglas, Benjamin Franklin is enjoying a renaissance. But as Eric Weiner discovers, the printer, publisher and diplomat was also a consummate traveller.TravelYosemite's hidden Chinese American historyFrom the park's mountain peaks to its winding roads to its wood-panelled buildings, Chinese American history is everywhere in Yosemite – if you know where to look.TravelDalí talks about his iconic 'aggressive' moustacheIn an exclusive BBC archive interview the Surrealist artist shared the secret behind the most famous moustache in the world.CultureThe eerie story behind the newest US national parkDuring World War Two, this haunting site was home to more than 7,500 interned Japanese Americans and was 50% more crowded than New York City.TravelSleep like a samurai in Kyoto's shōgun-era ryokanRun by the same family for the past 12 generations, this more-than-300-year-old inn is considered one of the finest in all of Japan.TravelHow the world's oldest travel story inspired my ownTravel writer Laura Coffey sets off on an epic adventure to discover the modern destinations behind The Odyssey, the real places where myths meet geography.TravelCivilisation collapse: Lessons from the pastPre-modern states and civilisations became more prone to collapse as time passed – a pattern that holds lessons for today's ageing global powers.Future