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 ...

Astronaut Scott Kelly is an American treasure and has set the record for the longest space mission by an American. Kelly visited Windy City Live to chat about his books and his talk at the Chicago ...

NEW YORK -- Veteran NASA astronaut Scott Kelly embarked on a historic mission in 2015 — he blasted into orbit to begin his record-setting, 340-day mission to help study the effects of long-term space ...

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 ...

Running a marathon is a remarkable achievement for any runner, no matter the skill level or pace. Preparing for running those 26.2 miles is absolute torture for anyone who tries it. Des Linden ...

One of the best adventure books ever written begins with a failure. “The order to abandon ship was given at 5 p.m.” So opens Alfred Lansing’s “Endurance” (1959), the definitive account of Ernest ...

The discovery of the wrecked Endurance, well preserved almost 10,000 feet down in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, brings that terrible voyage back to mind. Here are a few classics that explore the 20-month ...

In his new book, Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery (Knopf, 400 pp., ★★★ out of four), astronaut Scott Kelly chronicles his life and his record-setting 340 days in space in 2015-2016 ...

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 ...

Running a marathon is a remarkable achievement for any runner, no matter the skill level or pace. Preparing for running those 26.2 miles is also absolute torture for anyone who tries it. Des Linden ...