Sue Halliwell marks the 150th anniversary of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s birth by tracing his ill-fated British ...

South Georgia is a resurrected wonderland of Southern Ocean fauna after the ravages of the sealing and whaling eras. Today it ...

Mr Mearns has located 29 major wrecks in a career spanning 35 years, including the 16th century ship The Esmeralda from Vasco da Gama’s fleet, and Ernest Shackleton’s Quest ship, which went down off ...

The silver penguin was presented to him by its donor, the Honourable Alexandra Shackleton, daughter of Lord Shackleton and granddaughter of the Antarctic Explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton ...

In a recovery-bound economy, it’s probably hard to sell vacations that cost up to $12,000 per person. But for a few Prior Lake families, the experience of exploring an unusual destination ...

Paralympic track and field athlete Sabrina Fortune who won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be among those to be rewarded.

After centuries of rumour about what they do, some masonic lodges are turning to social media to de-mystify what goes on behind the closed doors of the the Freemasons' grand bases.

The 'Titanic' sinking became the most infamous shipwreck in history—but what really happened on that unusually calm night in ...

A new documentary titled Endurance has premiered, bringing to life the remarkable survival story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition. The film, from National ...

Shackleton has announced its expansion into the East of England with the acquisition of Norfolk-based advice firm Harrold Financial Planning. The purchase of HFP adds around £300mn of assets ...

Paralympic track and field athlete Sabrina Fortune who won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be among those to be rewarded ...

Shackleton’s main plan was to be the first team to cross the Antarctic Continent – to start on one side, cross the South Pole and continue to the other side. He gathered a top crew to join the ...