On Oct. 27, 1915, after being caught and crushed by packed ice for nine months in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica, Ernest ...

Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, infamously sank in Antarctica — and now a new study finds that it had known flaws.

Museum combines largest collection of Shackleton artefacts in the world with cutting-edge technology and immersive, ...

Discover the Shackleton Experience in Athy, celebrating Ernest Shackleton with artefacts, immersive exhibits, and climate ...

For over one hundred years, it was assumed that the ice overwhelmed the rudder and created a large gash on the side of the ship. But a recent paper in the journal Polar Record faults the ship, and not ...

Seb Coulthard uncovers a shamrock on Shackleton's lifeboat flag, enhancing our understanding of the historic journey.

Endurance, the wooden ship that Ernest Shackleton took to Antarctica in 1915, wasn't built to withstand frozen seas – and the ...

New research from Cambridge re-examines the famous sinking of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance — and contradicts the ...

A stunning iceberg-like extension features as part of the museum revamp, in honour of the Kildare-born explorer.

A groundbreaking new study has reshaped our understanding of the sinking of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance in 1915.

The vessel, which sank in November 1915, had structural shortcomings, including weak deck frames and no diagonal beams to ...

Endurance was made in Norway three years before the trip and originally named Polaris. The 144-foot-long wooden ship was sold ...