Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar exploration ship Endurance sank because it lacked beams to prevent compression ice from crushing its hull, according to an analysis. Photo courtesy Aalto University Oct.

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 ...

Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, was crushed by Antarctic sea ice and sank in November 1915. Emblematic of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, it is widely considered the strongest polar ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — The wreck of ...

The infamous ship Endurance, which sank in Antarctica in 1915, wasn't as well built for a polar voyage as previously thought — and its owner was likely aware of its shortcomings. Explorer Ernest ...

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The icefish make their nests in vast 'selfish herd' communities. In 2019, the expedition passed through the 656-foot-thick ice shelf that had opened only two years earlier. The 2,240-square-mile A68 ...