Scientists say a species of bacteria rewrites the history of when an infectious and potentially deadly disease first arrived in the Americas. And it was long before the arrival of European explorers.

It is said that the fox knows many things while the hedgehog knows one thing. In book terms, Matthew Lockwood’s “Explorers” is a hedgehog. Short and snug, it bristles with stories about people who ...

Interested in exploration reading but don't know where to start? Or perhaps you have a library card burning a hole in your pocket? For those looking to dive into the history of discovery, we've ...