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 ...

New research shines a light on the lost Franklin Expedition, a 19th century voyage to the Canadian Arctic gone awry.

"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 ...

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 ...

It is thanks to the selfless efforts of these scientists, geologists, pilots, sailors and people of other professions that we traced maritime and air routes, developed mineral deposits and created ...

OTTAWA, April 17 (Reuters) - British explorers walking to to the North Pole on a mission to gauge how fast Arctic ice sheets are melting say they are surprised by how little permanent ice they have ...