Brain Activity and Curiosity

A research team at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute has discovered brain areas responsible for feelings of curiosity, linking them to uncertainty in visually ambiguous situations. Curiosity drives exploration and creativity, with potential implications for understanding conditions like depression.

Discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Shipwreck

The wreck of the last ship belonging to famous explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Quest, has been found off the coast of Labrador, Canada, 62 years after it went missing. Shackleton's death aboard the ship in 1922 marked the end of the 'heroic age' of Antarctic exploration.