Inside the Last Journey of the ‘Carnegie’
The groundbreaking ship and its dedicated captain shaped our understanding of the Earth’s magnetic field
How Sitting Bull’s Fight for Indigenous Land Rights Shaped the Creation of Yellowstone National Park
The 1872 act that established the nature preserve provoked Lakota assertions of sovereignty
Inside Idaho’s Campaign to Include Indigenous History in Its Highway Markers
Native leaders and scholars are advising the State Historic Preservation Office’s landmark decolonization project
New Dating Method Shows Vikings Occupied Newfoundland in 1021 C.E.
Tree ring evidence of an ancient solar storm enables scientists to pinpoint the exact year of Norse settlement
Statue of Pre-Hispanic Woman Will Replace Columbus Sculpture in Mexico City
The towering likeness is an oversized replica of a 15th- or 16th-century limestone artwork discovered earlier this year
Genetic Study Maps When and How Polynesians Settled the Pacific Islands
Mysterious stone figures on far-flung islands may have been erected by descendants of seafaring explorers from the same archipelago
The Polynesian ‘Prince’ Who Took 18th-Century England by Storm
A new nonfiction release revisits the life of Mai, the first Pacific Islander to visit Britain
Unraveling the Colonialist Myths of Nova Scotia
Planners saw the region as a blank space ripe for transformation: the perfect canvas for imperial fantasies
The Forgotten French Scientist Who Courted Thomas Jefferson—and Got Pulled Into Scandal
A decade before Lewis and Clark, André Michaux wanted to explore the American continent. Spying for France gave him that chance
Māori May Have Reached Antarctica 1,000 Years Before Europeans
New research draws on oral histories and other traditional records often ignored by Western scholars
What Mysterious Illness Plagued Polar Explorer Ernest Shackleton?
The Antarctic adventurer was initially diagnosed with scurvy, but new research suggests he actually suffered from beriberi
Descendant’s DNA Helps Identify Remains of Doomed Franklin Expedition Engineer
New research marks the first time scholars have confirmed the identity of bones associated with the fateful Arctic voyage
From Books Bound in Human Skin to Occult Texts, These Are Literature’s Most Macabre, Surprising and Curious Creations
A new tome takes readers into collector Edward Brooke-Hitching’s “madman’s library”
![As historian Nancy Marie Brown points out, “[A]sking not ‘Are the sagas true?’ but ‘Are they plausible?’” is a far better barometer for testing the Viking tales’ veracity.](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/uCvd5s44tIzpLUnyfAgkN9n0kMY=/450x300/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/03/0e/030e14ff-633e-49df-a729-cd8d1efc01dd/gudrid3.jpg)
Did a Viking Woman Named Gudrid Really Travel to North America in 1000 A.D.?
The sagas suggest she settled in Newfoundland and eventually made eight crossings of the North Atlantic Sea
America’s Original Gangster Couple, Trailblazing Women Explorers and Other New Books to Read
These March releases elevate overlooked stories and offer insights on oft-discussed topics
Anonymous Artist Installs Bust of York, Enslaved Explorer Who Accompanied Lewis and Clark, in Portland Park
The monument replaces a statue of conservative editor Harvey Scott that was toppled last October
A Doomed Arctic Expedition, Number-Free Math and Other New Books to Read
These five January releases may have been lost in the news cycle
Black Smudge on Diary Page Reveals 1907 Arctic Expedition’s Tragic End
New analysis suggests explorer Jørgen Brønlund spent his final hours trying—and failing—to light a petroleum burner
Why Bigfoot and the ‘Abominable Snowman’ Loom Large in the Human Imagination
In cultures around the world, folklore of a ‘Wild Man’ share a common narrative
Hawaiian Chief’s Cloak and Helmet Repatriated After 241 Years
A New Zealand museum initially returned the artifacts, given to Captain James Cook in 1779, on a long-term loan in 2016
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