“How many African American explorers can you name, and how much of their backgrounds are you familiar with?” asked Harris at the beginning of his lecture. “There are some endeavors where African ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. In April 2026, four astronauts are scheduled to fly around the Moon. As part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will become the first humans ...

When James Beckwourth headed to California during the Gold Rush, he discovered, instead of riches, a pass through the Sierra Nevada. Around the time Florence Merriam graduated from Smith College in ...

American cave explorer Mark Dickey was successfully rescued from one of Turkey’s deepest cave systems on Monday, after a dayslong complex international mission. Photo: Umit Bektas/Reuters An American ...

American explorer Mark Dickey, who is trapped in one of the world’s deepest caves, could be just hours away from beginning his long journey to the surface. It’s been nearly a week since a frightening ...