Explorers
These Two Explorers Just Broke the Record for Longest Walk in the South Pole
Last time someone tried this, the entire team wound up dying from the cold
The Vikings’ Bad Boy Reputation Is Back With a Vengeance
A major new exhibition is reviving the Norse seafarers’ iconic image as rampagers and pillagers
Francis Drake May Have Discovered Western Canada Hundreds of Years Earlier, Kept Quiet About It
The discovery of a 16th century coin is threatening the story of British Columbia's history
A Century-Old Roll of Undeveloped Film Was Just Found in Antarctica
A century-old set of negatives was found in an Antarctic supply hut
Shackleton Probably Never Took Out an Ad Seeking Men for a Hazardous Journey
The famous tale of how Ernest Shackleton put together his Antarctic expedition is probably a myth
Following in the Footsteps of Balboa
The first European to glimpse the Pacific from the Americas crossed Panama on foot 500 years ago. Our intrepid author retraces his journey
The Commoner Who Salvaged a King’s Ransom
A furtive antiquarian nicknamed Stoney Jack was responsible for almost every major archaeological find made in London between 1895 and 1939
How Edwin Hubble Became the 20th Century’s Greatest Astronomer
The young scientist demolished the old guard's ideas on the nature and size of the universe
White Gold: How Salt Made and Unmade the Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos had one of the world's first, and largest, salt industries
Geronimo’s Appeal to Theodore Roosevelt
Held captive far longer than his surrender agreement called for, the Apache warrior made his case directly to the president
The Unsolved Mystery of the Tunnels at Baiae
Did ancient priests fool visitors to a sulfurous subterranean stream that they had crossed the River Styx and entered Hades?
The Neverending Hunt for Utopia
Through centuries of human suffering, one vision has sustained: a belief in a terrestrial arcadia
The Woman Who Took on the Tycoon
John D. Rockefeller Sr. epitomized Gilded Age capitalism. Ida Tarbell was one of the few willing to hold him accountable
Reliving Shackleton's Epic Endurance Expedition
Tim Jarvis's Plan to Cross the Antarctic in an Exact Replica of the James Caird
Sacrifice Amid the Ice: Facing Facts on the Scott Expedition
Captain Lawrence Oates wrote that if Robert Scott's team didn't win the race to the South Pole, "we shall come home with our tails between our legs"
The Most Terrible Polar Exploration Ever: Douglas Mawson’s Antarctic Journey
A century ago, Douglas Mawson saw his two companions die and found himself stranded in the midst of Antarctic blizzards
The Doomed South Pole Voyage's Remaining Photographs
A 1912 photograph proves explorer Captain Robert Scott reached the South Pole—but wasn't the first
Henry Morton Stanley's Unbreakable Will
The explorer of Dr. Livingstone-fame provides a classic character study of how willpower works
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