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 ...

Sunrise over the Antarctic during southern winter from 'Antarctic Voyage.' WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Plenty of artists suffer for ...

Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Discovery 1901-1904 Sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, Scott led the British National Antarctic Expedition with the goal of geographical exploration from a ...

In the documentary, the expedition leader, Dr. John Shears, states that Shackleton had the ability to persuade Scott to take "a merchant marine all the way to the Antarctic" and appoint him as ...

The Discovery expedition was one of the first official British explorations of the Antarctic. It launched the careers of Ernest Shackleton, Dr Edward Adrian Wilson and expedition leader Robert Falcon ...

A definitive look at Sir Ernest Shackleton's historic and ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition, which resulted in the loss of his highly revered ship, as well as maritime archaeologists' relentless ...

The expedition ran 70 days on a Russian icebreaker, a ship that can cross through frozen seas and navigate near the glaciers surrounding the Antarctic. “Brazil has no icebreakers and there are ...