In 1910, a fierce competition began between Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and British captain Robert Falcon Scott. Each explorer wanted to be first to reach the geographic South Pole, thereby ...

Will Smith is standing on a wall of ice as snow swirls around him. His bright yellow La Sportiva ice climbing boots are kicked into the snow. “Hey Will,” polar athlete Richard Parks shouts from the ...

Shackleton famously reached the whaling station of Stromness on South Georgia in 1916 after spending 18 months stranded on Antarctica with his crew. The now-dilapidated Stromness Manager's Villa was ...

A former soldier has said he hopes to inspire young people after trekking to the South Pole. Jordan Wylie, who joined the Army aged 16, said his expedition was to raise funds for the Army Cadet ...

Antarctica’s New Year’s celebration is unlike any other: every January 1 scientists physically move the South Pole. This is ...

As the world rang in 2026, scientists in Antarctica did something many of us might think would be impossible: they moved the South Pole. When we envision the South Pole, we tend to think of a fixed ...

Uh, guys, it is that time of year again. We are excited for the long awaited return of our favorite holiday series, Marius Main Street. This is, this is what we love celebrating towns all over the ...

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Will Smith will traverse some of the wildest corners of the world in a new show for National Geographic. The West Philly native is the host of the seven-part travel series "Pole to Pole," debuting in ...

When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it's snowing so hard that the reindeer can't see the way. He could use a compass, but then he ...

This January, Will Smith takes audiences on the ultimate journey of discovery in the new National Geographic original series Pole to Pole with Will Smith. The seven-part docuseries premieres January ...

National Geographic has debuted a new look at the original docuseries, Pole To Pole With Will Smith, which premieres Jan. 13 on National Geographic worldwide and streams next day on Disney+ globally ...