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Human endurance in extreme environments
The British explorer Henry Worsley has died, narrowly failing to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unsupported. So are there some journeys beyond human endurance? Professor Michael Tipton from University of Portsmouth explains.
(Photo: a group of scientist during a field trip into Schanz glaciar, near Glaciar Union, Antarctica. Credit: European Photopress Agency.)
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