'We want something that fits the mission and captures the spirit of scientific endeavour'

When NERC opened up suggestions to name their new ship, little could they have predicted what the frontrunner would be

On one occasion he lost a front tooth after biting into a frozen energy bar; on another he was trapped in his tent by a storm that wiped out a colony of penguins.

Medical experts believe findings could explain why a man of astounding stamina sometimes collapsed on expeditions