The three had perished during a grueling three-month trek south. Failure—never sought, always dreaded, impossible to ignore—is the specter that hovers over every attempt at exploration.

It can be tough to cope with disappointing news or a failure, but it doesn’t have to mean the end of the road. BBC Bitesize takes a look at some famous faces who coped with bad news or a loss ...

Tarte tatin The legend of the upside-down tart is probably one of the most famous kitchen failures. This classic dessert is ...

And it's this kind of incentive that is the "global failure" driving this sort of "unthinkable" behavior, says Jensen: "The global failure to effectively support sub-Saharan Africa in terms of ...