Investigate the wildlife, peoples, and environment of the North Pole, and learn about the many expeditions that have explored the region, by foot, sled, plane—and blimp.
Whether destructive or wondrous, Mother Nature shaped the news that resonated most with readers this year—from Hurricane Katrina to the first images of a live giant sea squid.
Skull Island, the mythical home of the great ape King Kong, is supposed to lie in the Indian Ocean—but its bizarre assortment of wildlife seems to be from out of this world.
Archaeologists have revealed the final wall of the earliest known Maya mural, saying that the find upends everything they thought they knew about Maya art, writing, and rule.
Chronicles of Narnia author C. S. Lewis said he didn't set out to write a Christian story, but simply a great children's tale, one populated with creatures from Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology.
Admiral Richard Byrd made history when he became the first to fly over the South Pole. Learn how he navigated remote Antarctica to wing his way into the record books.
Researchers have finished mapping the genome of the domestic dog, revealing clues about the animal's past and insights that could be used to fight disease in both dogs and humans.
Nearly two million people died under Cambodia's repressive Khmer Rouge regime. Cataloguing those crimes has helped "killing fields" survivor Youk Chhang find peace.
Two centuries ago, the president of the United States sent an odd, obsessed, and self-destructive man to the Mediterranean to lead what amounted to the nation's first war against terror.
