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Crows turn to 19th Century explorer for AFL inspiration

Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks has taken his players to the movies in the hope the story of an ancient explorer will inspire his squad.

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The Outer Worlds is a warning of the corporate space age we're barreling towards

Obsidian's dark satire is a warning that leaving billionaires in charge of our expansion to the stars might not be the best idea, which is a shame because it's exactly what we're doing.

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Shackleton Rothera Hooded Down Jacket review: a premium puffer that lives up to its name and price tag

Excellent, highly featured and ethically made, the Shackleton Rothera Hooded Down Jacket is puffer for all sorts of cool-weather adventures across the year

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Edinburgh graduate becomes polar expert after being told 'it's not for women'

Camilla Nichol has joined a voyage with Princess Anne, camped out in temperatures of -37C and plummeted 100 metres out of a helicopter over several years of being a top Antarctic expert

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Lost letters reveal how ‘desperate’ Shackleton charmed Falklanders to save stranded crew

Explorer hid his torment as he regaled officials in Port Stanley with jokes and stories

The Guardian - UK

Empires of ice: how Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic adventure 65 years ago helped loosen NZ’s colonial ties to Britain

When the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ended on March 2, 1958, it marked what many called the last great adventure possible on Earth: an overland crossing of the Antarctic continent.

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March movie guide: John Wick 4, Adam Driver’s sci-fi flick, controversial Oscar nominee To Leslie

The nicest man in Hollywood, Keanu Reeves, returns for the much-anticipated fourth instalment of his full-throttle violent John Wick series. In a

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Princess of Wales meets polar explorer Captain Preet Chandi and tries out her gruelling training regime

Kate had a go at pulling two tyres each weighing 20kg in a spell of resistance training with record-breaking Antarctic explorer

Evening Standard

‘A race against time’: how shipwrecks hold clues to humanity’s future

New revelations about the 3m vessels scattered across the ocean floor, from Titanic to Shackleton’s Endurance to the slave ship Clotilda, are not only rewriting our history but could determine our survival

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Tech & Science Daily podcast: Nasa Orion moon capsule splashdown

Plus! Early reviews in for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion

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The story of Antarctica told through 100 unusual items from bust of Lenin to pony shoe

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the first crossing into the Antarctic Circle, the icy land is explored in a new book called Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects which begins with James Cook’s 1773 crossing

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Descendant Of Ernest Shackleton Composes Music On A Violin Made From The Explorer’s Floorboards

A descendant of Ernest Shackleton spent a week composing music on a violin made from the Antarctic explorer's floorboards

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New Zealand leader Ardern makes rare trip to Antarctica

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this week is making a rare visit by a world leader to Antarctica

The Independent UK

New Zealand has duty to Antarctic: Ardern

On a mission to Scott Base, Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand's multi-million dollar investment in Antarctic research facilities is vital.

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Shackleton descendant composes on violin made of famed explorer's floorboards

A DESCENDANT of Ernest Shackleton spent a week composing music on a violin made from the famous Antarctic explorer’s floorboards.

Daily Mirror

Sir Ernest Shackleton's lost ship Endurance could be raised from sea in Antarctica

Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915. The wreck now lies at a depth of 9,000 feet

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Raising of Shackleton’s lost ship from under sea downplayed by discoverers

Endurance became stuck in ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915.

The Guardian - UK

Endurance will ‘decay out of existence’ unless ship is raised from sea

Mensun Bound, who found Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship in March, says question of raising wreck is a ‘hot potato’

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Shackleton’s lost ship ‘could be raised from under sea off Antarctica’

Endurance sank after becoming stuck in ice in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica in 1915.

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Signed copy of book about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition to go under hammer

The book, titled South, has been signed by Ernest Shackleton’s second-in-command, Frank Wild.

The Conversation

The South African ship that found Antarctica's Endurance wreck is vital for climate science

It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard a ship called Endurance. It was an ill-fated journey: the ship got trapped in the ice and eventually crushed by pack ice in 1915. It sank to the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell…

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Now Shackleton's Endurance has been found, who determines what happens to the famous shipwreck?

Tonight’s federal budget will include more than A$800 million over ten years to provide a “clear marker” of Australia’s “scientific leadership” in Antarctica.

The Guardian - UK

At the ends of the Earth – why are we so obsessed with the tragedy of polar exploration?

Ernest Shackleton’s ship was finally found this month after 100 years suspended under the sea. His story speaks to our chaotic lives today, says Imogen West-Knights

The Conversation

Finding Shackleton's ship: why our fascination with Antarctica endures

The discovery of Ernest Shackleton’s ship the Endurance in pristine condition at the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea was one of the few good news stories this month.

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Secrets under the ice: explorers release footage of Shackleton’s shipwreck

Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton set out on an epic journey in 1914 to attempt the first land crossing of Antarctica. But his ship Endurance got stuck in the ice and sank in the Weddell sea, forcing the crew to abandon the mission. An expedition this week found the wreck and…

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