This flag had served that purpose once, more than 70 years ago at the bottom of the world, where it had been carried by one of the most famous men ... fixture at the Explorers Club, a New York ...

Percy Fawcett's quest to find a lost city in the Amazon jungle ended in mystery. A century later, his story continues to ...

In 1924, British explorer Andrew Comyn Irvine—nicknamed ... Protruding from the ice in the melting glacier was an old leather boot. Inside, they discovered a frozen foot and sock.

In different periods, these great explorers took to land, sea, air and even space in their pursuit to expand our horizons. Learn more about their tribulations and triumphs below. In 1325, at the age ...

After six years following in the footsteps of early female explorers, Wortley’s wanderlust has only grown. The 33-year-old now has a wish ... in the U.S., who was famous for doing loop-the ...

It’s charmingly and anachronistically named Fram2, after the famous icebreaker used by Norwegian ... Wang is a big fan of Nansen and other early explorers. (If you’re curious, there’s ...