Gift ideas
Unique, unusual and meaningful gift ideas
Our guides to finding a unique gift for Christmas, a birthday or a new baby: unusual, eco-friendly and meaningful ideas, including adopting a real iceberg.
Gift ideaUnique gifts: 12 out-of-the-ordinary gift ideas that mean something
Looking for a unique gift that really makes an impression? Experiences, symbolic gifts, things that last, time given: our ideas to surprise someone, with one simple rule, delight without clutter.
Gift ideaUnusual gift: adopt a real iceberg, tracked by satellite
Yes, you can give someone an iceberg: a real iceberg from Antarctica or Iceberg Alley, tracked by satellite, with a certificate in their name. How it works, what is real and what is symbolic.
Gift ideaUnique Christmas gifts: a real iceberg under the tree
This Christmas, give a gift nobody has ever received: the adoption of a real iceberg tracked by satellite, with a certificate in their name, emailed on Christmas morning or printed to put under the tree.
Gift ideaEco friendly gifts: sustainable gift ideas that don't add to your footprint
An eco-friendly gift is, above all, one that avoids manufacturing unnecessary new objects. Digital, second-hand, long-lasting or homemade gifts: the principles and ideas for guilt-free giving.
Gift ideaBuy a star or name a star: what to know, and a real alternative
Buying a star or naming one is a popular gift, but these names have no official value. How stars are really named, and why a real iceberg, tracked by satellite, is an original alternative.
Gift ideaUnique baby gifts: 12 ideas that last, including an iceberg in their name
A unique new baby gift that won't end up at the back of a drawer: a real iceberg in the baby's name, things that last and gifts for new parents. Our ideas and advice.
Gift ideaUnique gift ideas for couples: 12 ideas to experience or share together
Unique gift ideas for couples for an anniversary, Valentine's Day, a wedding or Christmas: experiences for two, memories to share and a real iceberg in both their names.
Gift ideaUnique gifts for her: ideas based on her passions, not on clichés
Unique gifts for her, whether a partner, a friend, a sister or a mum: ideas chosen for what she really loves, from the traveller to the science lover, including a real iceberg in her name.
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5 November 2026Melting ice caps and glaciers: what is melting, how fast, and why
Mountain glaciers, the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, sea ice: all the planet's ice is retreating, but not in the same way or with the same consequences. The full picture, with the figures to back it up.
5 November 2026Iceberg A23a: the life and end of the world's largest iceberg
Born in 1986, stuck for more than thirty years on the floor of the Weddell Sea, trapped in an ocean vortex, then grounded off South Georgia: the story of A23a, the giant that fascinated the world, and what it teaches us.
2 November 2026Sea ice: why its melting speeds up global warming (the albedo effect)
Sea ice reflects much of the sunlight it receives back into space. When it melts, the dark ocean absorbs that energy and warming accelerates. Everything you need to know, with the figures to back it up.