Scott or Shackleton… who was the greatest British polar explorer of the Heroic Age? It's a matter of opinion, of course, but ...

The month of May has been home to many historical events over the years. Here's a look at some that helped to shape the world ...

The attendees feasted on 'Terra Nova' fillets of beef, 'Captain Scott' souffle and 'South Pole' ice pudding. The expedition's ... by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. On their return journey ...

a man who famously beat Scott to the South Pole by utilising the power and agility of dogs. Volunteers from across the county and country have again put their shoulder to the wheel to help ensure ...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated on Wednesday the achievements of British Service personnel who recreated the famous Scott-Amundsen race to the South Pole. The teams raced each other ...

Corbis “It is splendid to have people who refuse to recognise difficulties,” Scott wrote early in the expedition to the South Pole ... left by the explorer Roald Amundsen, whose party had ...

The Brooklyn Bridge reopens to vehicle traffic for the first time in almost three years on May 12. The bridge was closed in ...

Shackleton had higher regard for the base camp that his own 1907-9 expedition erected at Cape Royds, 23 miles north ... Roald Amundsen nearly three years later would be the first to reach the pole.) ...

Ernest Shackleton’s 1908 hut, located 28 miles north ... expedition was real. Unlike Roald Amundsen’s group from Norway, in Antarctica at the same time specifically to reach the pole (which ...

And in the early 20th century, three legendary figures - Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton, British Royal Navy officer Robert Falcon Scott, and Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen - finally embarked ...