It is one of the most intrepid polar expeditions in history, costing five men their lives in 1912. Now, the wreck of SS Terra Nova, which transported Captain Robert Scott and his men to Antarctica, ...

EXPERTS have discovered the real reasons Ernest Shackleton’s ship sank on its ill-fated Antarctic expedition in 1915. And it ...

(CNN) Explorer Robert Falcon Scott died in 1912 while crossing Antarctica, but his story lives on in artifacts that continue to be discovered on the frozen continent at the bottom of the world.The ...

"Three cheers for the dogs" -- A compass pointing south -- The empire's mapmaker -- In Challenger's wake -- Taking the measure of men -- March to the penguins -- Discovering a continent's past -- The ...

Measuring the world -- The race to the South Pole -- Disaster in the Antarctic -- Remembering the dead -- Martyrs of science -- For the honour of our country -- These were men -- So many heroes -- ...

On Oct. 27, 1915, after being caught and crushed by packed ice for nine months in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica, Ernest ...

A Finnish professor's recent research shows Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary ship Endurance was poorly designed for ...

Long held as the poster ship for Antarctic exploration, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated ship was no match for the crushing ...