I am fascinated by the strategies with which historic and modern polar explorers have approached seemingly insurmountable challenges. I greatly admire their unflinching optimism and discipline.

Citizen historians have spent decades searching for the original text of Shackleton’s advertisement. Now, some say it might ...

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Wild was one of the most seasoned polar explorers and the only one to have served on five expeditions to the Antarctic over a period of twenty years. He accompanied Shackleton on both of his ...

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...

British polar explorer Felicity Aston understands that but explains: “The Arctic, in particular, is often thought of as a distant white wilderness, but we are all connected to it through the ...

And recently, polar explorers managed to make a video with the little ones, according to the National Antarctic Science Center. Newborn penguins According to the science center, a pair of first ...

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If Amundsen is to be believed, the incident that inspired him to become a polar explorer and indeed to be the first man to navigate the Northwest Passage on one keel was when Nansen returned to ...

A top female footballer and a record-breaking polar explorer are among this year's recipients of honorary awards from the University of Derby. Derbyshire-born Millie Bright, who captained England ...