Skilled explorer or overreaching dilettante? Crusading abolitionist or violent murderer? General with the soul of a country on his mind? Or self-centered opportunist only interested in tapping the ...

Trudging through the dark with a dim lantern, a remarkable black man named Stephen Bishop tirelessly explored the world's ...

In the 19th century, biology, physics, chemistry, archaeology, geology, geography, and paleontology took off like a rocket, as did social fields like psychology and anthropology. Unfortunately, many ...

In the end, in the dark, it all came down to three things — experience, good judgment in the face of uncertainty, and penguin ...

Introduction -- Nellie Bly -- Captain Robert Falcon Scott -- Roald Amundsen -- Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett -- Eva Dickson -- Clärenore Stinnes -- Amelia Earhart -- Thor Heyerdahl -- Jacques ...