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The ‘Pole of Inaccessibility’ Has Eluded Adventurers for More Than a Century
This winter, explorers will once again set out for the most remote part of the Arctic Ocean
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Adventurer Completes First Solo, Human-Powered Trek Across Antarctica
It took Colin O’Brady 53 days to drag a sled 921 miles from the Ronne to the Ross Ice Shelf
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Past Global Flood Shows Antarctica’s Ice Is More Fragile Than We Thought
Data indicates the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed after a small rise in temperature, meaning sea level could rise faster than predicted
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Massive Impact Crater Found Under Greenland’s Ice
Radar scans and sediment samples indicate a large meteorite blasted through the ice sheet between 3 million and 12,000 years ago
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Russian Researcher Charged With Attempted Murder In Antarctica
Earlier this month a researcher stabbed another individual at Bellinghausen Station after suffering an “emotional breakdown”
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Lead Poisoning Wasn’t a Major Factor in the Mysterious Demise of the Franklin Expedition
Researchers argue that lead exposure occurred prior to the start of the voyage, not during the stranded crew’s battle for survival
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After 100 Years, Roald Amundsen’s Polar Ship Returns to Norway
Maud, which sunk in Arctic Canada in 1930, was floated across the Atlantic to its new home in a museum in Vollen
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Antarctic Research Ship to Search for Wreck of Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’
The ship sunk in pack ice in 1915, setting off one of exploration’s most epic survival tales
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The new AMC television show succeeds in being inclusive of indigenous culture
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The Daring Journey Across Antarctica That Became a Nightmare
Everyone knows about Robert Scott’s doomed race to the South Pole in 1911. But on that same expedition three of his men made a death-defying trip
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Flying to the North Pole in an Airship Was Easy. Returning Wouldn’t Be So Easy
It would take an international icon to toss aside a bitter rivalry to help a crew in need
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Untouched, Century-Old Fruitcake Found In Antarctica
Even generations of penguins refused to touch the concoction believed to have been brought south by the Terra Nova Expedition
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How One Quest for the Northwest Passage Ended at the Icy Mouth of Disappointment River
The Mackenzie River, as it’s know today, is North America’s second-largest river system–but it wasn’t what its namesake was looking for
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The Amazing Story of the First All-Women North Pole Expedition
Answering an ad in a newspaper, 20 amateur explorers attempted to ski from Arctic Canada to the top of the world
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Boaty McBoatface Completes Its First Mission
The little submarine named by the Internet investigated the icy deep waters of Antarctica’s Orkney Channel
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Smithsonian’s Behind-the-Scenes ‘Sidedoor’ Podcast Returns for Second Season
New episodes explore a 150-year-old cold case, the history of beer, war photography and more
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DNA Could Identify the Sailors (Including Women) of the Doomed Franklin Expedition
New analysis on bone and and tooth fragments will allow researchers to learn more about the ill-fated crew
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This Catastrophic Polar Journey Resulted in One of the Best Adventure Books Ever Written
Apsley Cherry-Garrard’s travel memoir is still the one to beat, and not only because it features penguins
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Thumbnail Reveals the Final Days of Franklin Expedition Explorer
A synchrotron micro-x-ray sheds new light on the cause that led to one crew member’s death
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