Heriot-Watt marine biologist Dr Mark Hartl at the Royal Research Ship (RRS) James Cook. No restrictions.

The Royal Research Ship (RRS) was commissioned to replace the James Clark Ross and the Ernest Shackleton, which between them gave almost 50 years' service in support of UK polar science.

The RRS James Cook is a scientific vessel operated by the Natural Environment Research Council of the United Kingdom (NERC) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). More specifically, the ship's ...

The 3m (9.84ft) memorial is now on display beside RRS Discovery, the ship which first took Shackleton to Antarctica in 1901. Its unveiling coincides with the release of a new documentary on ...