In December 1911, Norwegian Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen, along with four companions, race against the English to become ...

Thanks to a growing body of Antarctic research, scientists are beginning to understand what journeys on the coldest continent ...

One of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor for the first time. The Terra Nova carried ...

Known as 'the trip chocolate', Kvikk Lunsj has fuelled outdoor adventures for generations. So, what makes this chocolate so ...

Thirty years ago, Ukraine took ownership of the former British Faraday Station (now Vernadsky) in Antarctica. Charles Cockell ...

An Edwardian tea set presented to Irish polar explorer Ernest ­Shackleton is expected to raise thousands at auction in London later this month.

One of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor for the first time. The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach the South ...

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