Scott Kelly left a copy of "Endurance" on the International Space Station. The veteran of the single longest mission by an American astronaut, Kelly recounts his 340 days on board the station in ...

A black and white film negative of Shackleton’s expedition to the Antarctic winter flashlight scene in the Weddell Sea, showing Endurance stuck fast. Credit: Library of Congress There are few stories ...

‘Tis the season to offer a few book recommendations. Here are a few that I’ve enjoyed this year or that I’m looking forward to cracking open in the New Year: The Bolt Supremacy: Inside Jamaica’s ...

It's a hefty, leather-bound tome that records the sunken and the missing. You can see it on the famous underwriting floor of Lloyd's of London, the insurance market. They call it the Casualty Book.

Okay, this isn’t a book about “endurance,” but I’m taking a broad view of the kinds of books that you might find interesting. The book isn’t a Bolt biography, but rather a wider exploration of why ...

A young Scott Kelly stared out the window daydreaming, occasionally switching his gaze to watch the clock. Anything, really, to avoid listening to the teacher. As a student at Hazel Avenue Elementary ...

Hilary Topper grew up next to the ocean, but she didn’t swim in it. It wasn’t until age 48, after years of physical inertia and emotional upheaval, she immersed herself in fitness and, since 2014, has ...