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Shackleton died on board the Quest; ship’s wreckage has just been found
Ars Technica· 7 hours agoFamed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton famously defied the odds to survive the sinking of his ship,...
Wreckage of Shackleton’s Last Ship Is Found Off Coast of Canada
New York Times· 10 hours agoErnest Shackleton was sailing for Antarctica on the ship, called the Quest, when he died in 1922....
Wreck of the last ship of famed Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 6 hours agoThe wreck was found... Canadian Geographical Society. The Quest was found using sonar scans on...
How do glaciers grow in world's largest desert? An Alabama professor explains
The Tuscaloosa News· 3 days agoAntarctica is the world's largest desert. It is also covered in ice sheets that are 4 kilometers thick on the eastern side of the Trans-Antarctic ...
Crossbows and eerie silences – following Antarctic whales for climate change clues
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“It’s 3cm from an animal that’s 14m long - so it’s like a mosquito bite,” says Natalia. Sure enough,...
Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black...
The Conversation· 1 day agoAustralia has a long history of bushfires. The 2019-2020 Black Summer was the worst in recorded history. The high and low pressure weather systems south of Australia are so ...
This Immersive Antarctica Suite in Florida Will Help You Stay Cool This Summer
Travel Pulse· 2 days agoThis summer is already shaping up to be a scorcher. Now, Club Wyndham is hoping to help travelers...
Blood Falls: Antarctica's crimson waterfall forged from an ancient hidden heart
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what...
Ship on which famed explorer died found on ocean floor
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"In the pantheon of polar ships, Quest is definitely an icon," Mearns told BBC News On Sunday, the...
Explorer Ernest Shackleton's last ship found off Labrador's south coast, says expedition
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoExpedition leader John Geiger, the society