Amundsen's canine crew members had been superbly equipped by centuries of natural selection for survival in the Arctic. He referred to them as "our children," and revealed, "The dogs are the most ...

It’s a crisp -11 C in the Jukkasjärvi area of Swedish Lapland, 200 km above the Arctic Circle. I’m doing my best to remain calm as six powerful huskies charge ahead, carrying me behind them on a small ...

Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Vanessa Heggie and comedian Stu Goldsmith to learn all about the perilous history of Arctic exploration. From the 15th to 20th Centuries, Europeans searched for the ...

A trio are attempting to cross the High Arctic on a never-done-before route across Svalbard. James McCorkindale, Lee Graham and Arctic expedition leader Kasper Jæger are facing -40C temperatures ...

The famous Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin has a memorial in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 16th April 1786, the ninth child of Willingham Franklin. His brother ...

James McCorkindale is setting off on a never-done-before route in the Arctic A trio are attempting to cross the High Arctic on a never-done-before route across Svalbard. James McCorkindale ...

The Explorers Club may sound like something out ... Some of history's most famous figures have joined the elite club throughout the decades — everyone from early members Teddy Roosevelt and ...

It rejects lead poisoning, points to botulism. May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth: Letters of the Lost Franklin Arctic Expedition, edited by Russell Potter and others (McGill-Queen’s, 2022). It brings ...

A trio are attempting to cross the High Arctic on a never-done-before route across Svalbard. James McCorkindale, Lee Graham and Arctic expedition leader Kasper Jæger are facing -40C temperatures ...