The authors spend large parts of the year in Svalbard; their focus is the highly adapted wildlife of the Arctic and the effect of climate change on their environment. Fabulous photographs.
Climate, exploration, Arctic peoples, trade, material culture and the present - wonders to be shown, d.v., at the British Museum from late May this year.
An account of the many Scots involved in Arctic exploration, including the search for the North-West Passage: in particular John Ross, James Clark Ross, John Richardson, John Rae and their h... read more
A haunting glimpse of the officers and sailors of the Erebus and the Terror on their ill-fated expedition, and of the hopes and fears of their colleagues and families when the Erebus softly ... read more
The Endurance was found in March of this year. Mensun Bound, a leading marine archaeologist, was the Director of Explorations of the two expeditions that set out to find it in 2019 and 2022.... read more
A surprising story of obsession, necessity, invention and adventure. One could really turn the title around for ice has preserved human history as few other mediums have.
Human fragility and the consequences that ripple outwards when an Antarctic expedition goes wrong. A spare, acutely imagined novel by the author of 'Reservoir 13'.
A cultural history of ice and icy places, written between Northern Greenland and the Bodleian Library, in the Alps and at the Kinross Curling Club. NC, a poet, deftly blends memoir, literary... read more