Why Does the Endurance Story Endure?

After more than a century, why do people still tell the story of Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition? Let's ask Explorers Club President Richard Garriott de Cayeux!

 

An Eventful Week In Utqiaġvik

Hi, I'm Dr. Marina Nieto-Caballero. I joined the ARCSPIN Expedition as a researcher to study microbes in permafrost, water bodies and air. Let me show you what it is like to work in remote locations!

Muddy Landscapes Lead to Sticky Situations

Sampling the Arctic land in Alaska is not easy. The roads are made of dirt, so there’s a lot of mud and plenty of ways to get stuck! Here's how we work together to navigate this difficult terrain.

An Expedition 100+ Years In The Making

Who was Ernest Shackleton, and what is Endurance? Let’s start with a story that began over 100 years ago--a story that’s still looking for its ending!

 

Meet the ARCSPIN Expedition Team!

The Arctic climate is changing faster than anywhere else on Earth. We’re here studing how permafrost is thawing out and releasing specks of dirt and microbes in the air that could affect weather.

Endurance22 Expedition to Antarctica

More than 100 years after Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, sank off Antarctica, a team of underwater search experts is going back to find it! Join the expedition at explore.reachtheworld.org.

Colin's Journey to Costa Rica

Costa Rica is home to an estimated 500,000 species of plants and animals, making it one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Join me as I explore this special place through a conservation lens.

ARCSPIN Expedition to Arctic Alaska

Travel to the frontline of climate change in far-north Alaska alongside a team of researchers who are investigating the relationship between melting permafrost and changes within clouds.

Looking Out the Window

Even though my students are learning remotely due to COVID-19, we have found a way to explore and play outside together again. See what insects, mammals and birds my students found in their backyards!

Making the World a Better Place

People use maps and geographic thinking to understand the world, make decisions and solve problems to make the world a better place. Let's talk about GIS and how you can use it at school!

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