“I was always aware of the environment and our role in protecting it, but I definitely became more conscious of it when I was working on No Frontiers.

Adventurer Jamie Young has traversed the Atlantic twice as a solo sailor, kayaked around Cape Horn, raced around Rockall and taken a kite buggy to the Antarctic.

Kya deLongchamps gives a glimpse of domestic life in and around an Irish castle.

Adventurer Pat Falvey has launched a new initiative to help people over the age of 50 to shift attitudes and achieve their goals, writes Margaret Jennings.

Japan’s Emperor Akihito, the country’s 125th, is to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne in April, which will make him the first emperor to do so in over two centuries.

You have to stand four-square with David Attenborough on this one.

The Sea, The Sea was the unforgettable title of a novel by Iris Murdoch

Earth may be decades away from a climatic tipping point that triggers runaway global warming and threatens the future of humanity, scientists have warned.

From gannets using it instead of seaweed to build nests on the Skelligs right down to it spoiling the most remote Antarctic habitats, plastic has become the environmental scourge of the age.

An Irishman is planning a 1,400km trek between two Siberian towns, both of which claim to be the coldest on Earth. Temperatures can drop to minus 60C.

Researchers hope to find the lost ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton when they set off on a major international scientific expedition next year.

It’s a regular complaint in our house. “You’re much better off being a dog than a husband here,” my spouse will grumble at least once a week, writes Alison O’Connor.

Connacht coach Kieran Keane says a resurgent Zebre will pose a huge threat in Parma this afternoon as his side aim to bounce back to winning ways before refocusing next week to the European Challenge Cup campaign.

George Patterson fronts The Roaring Forties, a band formed in 2003 for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. 

The family of legendary polar explorer Tom Crean have spoken of their pride after seeing his portrait take to the skies on the tailfin of

Scientists believe they have found the largest volcanic region on earth - under the ice of Antarctica.

A RTÉ radio documentary is set to capture the bravery of the granddaughter of lrish polar hero Tom Crean as she battled katabatic winds, sheer cliffs and some of the roughest seas in the world to follow in his intrepid footsteps.

A couple have tied the knot in the first official wedding on the British Antarctic Territory.

Pat Falvey’s new theatre show tells how a builder from the north side of Cork climbed Everest and undertook other great feats of exploration, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

While talking the host through his self-drawn world map, he pointed out the different countries and what each one is known for - a melting ice cube for the Antarctic, a tiger in Africa etc.

Last year was the hottest year on record globally, beating 2015's exceptionally high temperatures, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said.

A special event will recreate a hasty yet lavish Christmas meal eaten by the men of The Endurance expedition before the ship was crushed by ice.

Cosmic dust raining down from space has been discovered on rooftops in three major cities.

The entire world can now view the birth, marriage and death certificates of Antarctic explorer Tom Crean as his records along with 12.5m others have been made available online for the first time.

The polar medal awarded to Kinsale man Timothy McCarthy who sailed to South Georgia in the Antarctic with Shackleton comes up at auction in London on July 22.

The gallant endeavours of Cork and Kerry explorers enriched our national heritage, writes Brendan Cardiff

On its centenary, Ryle Dwyer looks at an extraordinary rescue in the South Atlantic involving two Irishmen 

YES, the sights are wondrous in this retracing of the journey of 18th century explorer John Franklin. 

Boaty McBoatface has topped a poll over the name for a new polar research ship as the competition launched by Britain’s Natural Environment Research Council closed.

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How Shackleton and his crew of Irish, English, and Scots worked together was a million miles away from the events taking place at the same time in Dublin 1916, writes Patrick G O’Shea of the University of Maryland

Theatre director Niall Henry is more interested in the enduring fascination in Shackleton than by his incredible adventures, writes Padraic Killeen

A former physics graduate from UCC has solved a mystery that has puzzled planetary scientists and Antarctic explorers for decades.

Up to 150,000 Adélie penguins have ‘gone missing’ from a colony in Antarctica since a huge iceberg disrupted their access to the sea, writes Richard Collins. 

A new book tells the story of the 23-foot open lifeboat that completed the greatest feat of