In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations ...

The first mail ships began weaving their way up and down the Norwegian coast 130 years ago. Now you can hop on a passenger boat all the way up to Spitsbergen. Feeling chill winds and icy waves aboard ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...