British polar explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton established his place in the annals of history after ensuring the survival ...

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

When explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, got trapped in pack ice, a broken rudder was blamed. New analysis suggests structural weakness caused the sinking.

Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, was crushed by Antarctic sea ice and sank in November 1915. Emblematic of the heroic ...

Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar ship, Endurance, was considered to be the strongest of its time but the vessel had significant ...

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

Ms. Rosenberg is a writer who focuses on polar exploration and fandom culture. We don’t have national heroes anymore. When we put public figures up on pedestals today, it’s not always about their ...

For the boldest explorers, notable achievements in exploration include firsts in reaching the highest, deepest and furthest points on Earth. Locations such as the North Pole, South Pole, Mount Everest ...