The story of early polar exploration is often told through a handful of famous names, yet many important expeditions have faded from broader recognition over time. These lesser-known journeys were not ...

Arctic explorer and adventurer Mark Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's ice cold questions about polar expeditions. How does an average person travel to the arctic? Can they? What does it take ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communities far from the Arctic may soon feel the ripple effects of this summer's unusual conditions in Greenland. Rising seas, ...

As the 20th century started, technology was on the march. Explorers were trying to reach the Arctic and Antarctic poles. Walter Wellman (1858–1934) tried to reach the North Pole by land, but failed.

"Issued under the auspices of the Arctic Club." "The Lord Baltimore Press, the Friedenwald Company, Baltimore, Md., U.S.A."--Verso of t.p. SCNHRB copy 39088013328562 has autograph of the former owner ...

Arctic Passages: Ice, Exploration and the Battle for Power at the Top of the World. By Kieran Mulvaney. Island Press; 240 pages; $30 and £24 Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search ...

Following a formidable 106-day trek across the Arctic, which ended with the two Arctic Arc expedition members relying on Envisat images to guide them safely through disintegrating sea-ice, intrepid ...

Antarctica is the most inhospitable continent on earth. It’s dry, cold, and completely dark for months of the year. Edwardian explorers were some of the first to brave the Antarctic winter, developing ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway, April 26 (Reuters) - Knut the cuddly orphan polar bear may be loveable and friendly while he's still a wee cub but his German handlers should heed the cautionary tales of those ...