View of a glacier at sunset at Chiriguano Bay in South Shetland Islands, Antarctica on Nov. 07, 2019. (Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Jan. 7, 2022.

"Madhouse at the End of the Earth" tells the harrowing tale of the 19th century polar explorers aboard the Belgica, who became the first people to spend an entire winter within the Antarctic Circle.

A 19th-century ocean journey made by adventurers who intended to navigate the Northwest Passage and open a quicker trading route to China and India for the British Empire went horribly wrong ...

Ice, Tin Cans Doomed 19th Century Polar Explorers. By Nell London. ... Explorers who set out to be the first to reach the North Pole in the 1800s faced obstacles of natural power and human failings.

At the start of the 19th century, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark embarked on one of the most important expeditions in American history—but the story of their difficult ...

While exploring an old mine in northwestern England, a group of cavers stumbled upon 200-year-old personal items and equipment left by 19th-century cobalt miners.

FAIR HAVEN, N.Y. -- Shipwreck explorers recently discovered a mid-19th century steamship in Lake Ontario near Fair Haven in Cayuga County that sank during a storm in 1862 killing everyone on board.

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Researchers Find Cannibalized Victim of 19th-Century Arctic Voyage. A new study offers clues to a 179-year-old mystery that killed more than 100 explorers on the Franklin expedition in the ...

An urban explorer has shared the inside of an "abandoned" French castle, which is still full of furniture.. New Yorker Ramy Awad traveled to Europe after hearing about the sprawling estate, said ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Explorers recreate historic trek through Everglades, revealing environmental impact over a century. A team of explorers will discuss their findings after taking a 100-mile trip ...