Oct. 6 (UPI) --Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar ship, Endurance, was considered to be the strongest of its time but the vessel had significant structural weaknesses that caused its demise -- and an ...

In June 2024, explorers made a significant breakthrough in the ongoing quest to preserve the legacy of famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. They located his ‘last ship’ Quest on the ocean floor, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On an island in the South Atlantic, a restoration project is underway to rescue a crumbling piece of exploration history. The ...

Endurance is shown in the winter of 1915. The ship became stuck in ice and eventually sank. A new paper says it wasn't as well-built as previously believed. A new research paper about the vessel ...

Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, infamously sank in Antarctica — and now a new study finds that it had known flaws. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Work is under way on a South Atlantic island to preserve a key building in the story of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. Shackleton famously reached the whaling station of Stromness on South Georgia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar exploration ship Endurance sank because it lacked beams to prevent compression ice from crushing its ...