One hundred years ago, Fridtjof Nansen – a Norwegian humanitarian, explorer, diplomat and scientist – won the Nobel Peace Prize. In its citation, the selection committee commended Nansen “for his ...

Google today celebrates the 156th birth anniversary of Fridtjof Nansen with a doodle, Norwegian polar explorer and the first High Commissioner for Refugees who came up with the "Nansen passports".

The Nansen Photographs tells the story of how 12 men set off from Norway in 1893 in a ship called Fram The expedition was led by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who loaded Fram with 3,000 ...

British physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explains how Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen's expedition to the North Pole was 'one of the most bonkers and brilliant experiments ever devised'.