"Stars and Stripes nailed to North Pole," his message read. Two days later, at Battle Harbour, farther down the Labrador coast, Peary sent the Times a 200-word summary and added: "Don't let Cook ...

Lightning near the North Pole reveals dramatic climate changes as Arctic temperatures rise and storms intensify.

What will really resolve itself into a race between lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air machines is forthcoming in the attempt to reach the North Pole in an expedition led by the twenty-four ...