Elizabeth Quill is a senior editor for Smithsonian magazine. The scientist behind NASA's New Horizons mission gave cheering earthlings their first close-up view of the dwarf planet Found in the ...

And in the 1800s, Charles Darwin sailed to the region's rustic frontier aboard the HMS Beagle. Tierra del Fuego's name (meaning "Land of Fire") stems from passing sailors who first stumbled upon ...

Artists have travelled on explorations to "places unknown" such as on The HMS Beagle (on which Darwin travelled) and with Captain James Cook on his various voyages. They were employed to draw and ...

The pontoon was ferried to Antarctica aboard the Argentine-built ARA Canal Beagle (B-3) transport unit and later transferred to the sloop. This self-propelled boat was made with the contribution ...

The youngsters have broken Guinness World Records, crossed oceans and explored caves. The post ‘World most adventurous kids’ ...