The journey, which would pass through the South Pole, was more than a thousand miles, and would traverse what is arguably the most brutal environment in the world. And, whereas Shackleton had been ...

Shackleton was generally seen as a secondary figure to Scott, whose South Pole effort had more completely captured the public ...

Many photos McCarthy has taken of the space station in the past show the ship as a silhouette in Earth's shadow. This time he ...

Shackleton's team carried out scientific experiments and got within 97 miles of the South Pole before deciding to return. In Endurance, Shears stated that Shackleton knew that "if he carried out ...

A pair of Royal Navy and Royal Marines adventurers has completed a summer of sea trials as they prepare to take an authentic replica of Sir Ernest ... wastes of the South Pole.

Robert Scott, Edward Wilson and Ernest Shackleton make the first attempt to reach the South Pole. They covered over 700 miles and reached a latitude of 82 degrees south before being forced to turn ...

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

In 1902, Scott, Dr. Edward Wilson, and Ernest Shackleton set out with dog teams and sledges aiming to be the first to reach the South Pole. They pushed south to 82º16.5'S, when scurvy ...

For Santosh, there was lots to take in. “I’ve been a lifelong fan of all the great adventurers including Sir Ernest Shackleton. Reaching the South Pole itself allowed me to understand a little ...

How do you do, Ollie? I’m Robert Falcon Scott. I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer ...