Meet the Zoologist Who Lives with Polar Bears
Nikita Ovsyanikov has spent decades studying polar bears on a remote Siberian island to better understand their behaviors
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This Arctic Explorer Was One Tent Pole Away from Death
Colin O'Brady completed the first solo crossing of the Antarctic landmass under his own power and with no resupplies in 2018. In this excerpt from his new memoir, 'The Impossible First,' he reveals the moment that nearly ended his historic feat.
Colin O’Brady Wants to Tell You a Story
The explorer’s crossing of Antarctica put him in the spotlight. His skill in presenting himself to audiences hungry for vulnerable heroes will keep him there.
Why Nobody’s Going to the North Pole This Summer
The political dispute between Russia and Ukraine combined with weather to close down the Barneo ice camp
What Polar Explorers Can Teach Us About Mental Health
On polar madness and other games the Arctic plays with the human brain
Why Eric Larsen Is Skiing to the South Pole Alone
The renowned polar explorer is on a solo, unassisted, and unsupported South Pole speed record attempt
What It Took to Reach the North Pole
The Women's Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition team made it to the North Pole on April 21, 2018, enduring minus 40 degree temperatures, the prospect of aggressive polar bears, vast open leads of water, and even the vagaries of the Russian government.
'The Terror' Is a Gory Take on an Arctic Mystery
A new drama on AMC combines history and twisted fantasy to recreate the most infamous polar expedition in history
Was Captain Robert F. Scott Sabotaged in Antarctica?
A new study has reignited the contentious debate about what led to the explorer's demise in 1912
Get Schooled in the No-Nonsense Art of Survival
Students in the Extreme Polar Training course, a two-week freeze-fest held near the Arctic Circle on Canada's Baffin Island, learn how to live in Earth's coldest conditions. Still, nothing really prepares you for 72 hours of a sled-pulling, pathfinding ordeal on a skinny pair of skis.
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