With the start of the new year, we're starting a new feature. We're bringing you daily facts on the history of human space ...

For over 50 years, Cornell has made astronomical contributions in the ongoing efforts to explore and understand the mysterious inner workings of Earth’s rust-colored neighbor, Mars. In honor of these ...

Cutting-edge ROVs and ocean-mapping drones helped to find and identify the long-lost wreck of the World War II-era Japanese destroyer Teruzuki, rewriting history in the process. Jesse Orrall ...

Some basic facts about China -- Those who came by three Silk Roads -- China's first contacts with the West -- The legacy of Marco Polo -- Jesuits in China -- Prized goods from China -- Early Western ...

Greeks, Norsemen, and Monks -- A Northern Passage to Cathay -- Dutch and English rivalry in the Arctic -- Arctic and Antarctic : the age of strategy and exploration -- Cook and the first crossing of ...