Explorers
See the Wreck of Ernest Shackleton's 'Endurance' in Astonishing Detail With This New 3D Scan
Created from more than 25,000 high-resolution images, the digital model shows artifacts from the ill-fated expedition, including a boot, dishes and a flare gun
Famous Explorer's Remains Discovered on Mount Everest Offer Clues in a Century-Long Mystery
In 1924, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine joined George Mallory’s expedition to the world’s highest peak. Now, Irvine’s recently found foot and boot hint at what might have happened on that ill-fated undertaking
How Captain George Vancouver Mapped and Shaped the Modern Pacific Northwest
The British explorer named dozens of geographical features and sites in the region, ignoring the traditions of the Indigenous peoples who’d lived there for millennia
Why a Minnesota Man Walked Around the World, Traversing 13 Countries and 14,450 Miles in Four Years
Fifty years ago, on October 5, 1974, David Kunst completed the first verified circumnavigation of the globe on foot. Along the way, he met Princess Grace of Monaco, raised money for UNICEF and lost a brother to bandits
Wreck of Shackleton's 'Endurance' Gets New Protections
The vessel will be preserved beneath Antarctic waters inside a sprawling restricted zone
Bringing Auckland’s Volcanic Underworld to Light
Scientists are working to map and protect the city's underground tunnels so they aren’t destroyed during construction
The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Wilderness
Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries
Journey Into the Fiery Depths of Earth’s Youngest Caves
What Iceland's volcanoes are revealing about early life on our planet
See Photos From the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition That Led to the Vanishing of Two Explorers
A century later, a new book captures the grand scale of the mountain and uncovers more about the expedition and the people at its center
The Inside Story of the First Untethered Spacewalk
On February 7, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless ventured out into space and away from shuttle Challenger using only a nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled backpack
Shells From Captain Cook's Final Voyage Were Rescued From a Dumpster
Long presumed lost, the collection of rare shells is now on display in England
Have Researchers Found Amelia Earhart's Long-Lost Plane?
A new sonar image shows an airplane-shaped object resting on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, not far from where Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, went missing in 1937
The Evolution of Columbus Day Celebrations, From Italian Immigrant Pride to Indigenous Recognition
The holiday has been controversial practically since its inception
Breaking Down the United States' Historical Obsession With Christopher Columbus
Columbus became Columbus in the American Revolution—when the colonials sought out an origin story that didn’t involve the British
Following British Explorer Isabella Bird's Footsteps Through the Rockies, 150 Years Later
The intrepid Victorian-era author proved that a lady’s life could be in the mountains, and I am forever grateful for that
Deep-Sea Tourism or Deep-Sea Science?
Two chroniclers of explorers, including one who profiled OceanGate’s Stockton Rush, reflect on what visiting the depths of the ocean can—and can’t—teach us
Inside the Nerve-Racking Dive to an Active Submarine Volcano
The chief pilot of a deep-sea submersible recounts exploring Loihi, which will become Hawaii’s next island
Inside the First Deep-Sea Dive in History
In 1930, a colorful band of researchers in the Atlantic taught us how to plumb the ocean’s depths
Teddy Roosevelt’s Perilous Expedition on the Amazon
The dangerous—yet victorious—trip wouldn’t have been possible without Cândido Rondon, an icon of Brazilian history
Adventurer Elise Wortley Recreates the Journeys of Famous Female Explorers
For historical accuracy, the 33-year-old Brit wears only the cotton dresses, yak wool coats and hobnail boots that her predecessors would have had
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