Exploration

Travelling is often seen as a luxury pastime, but it’s actually an activity that requires a lot of knowledge and preparation. Overcoming any potential fears of flying, figuring out public transit in a different country, and getting to your…

Captain Springsteen looked at her compass. The needle pointed north. Actually, compass needles always pointed north, but this one pointed straight ahead at the N on the compass, basically making it double North. North was dead ahead. She…

Cristoforo Colombo, known to us as Christopher Columbus, was born in the city-state of Genoa in 1451. Genoa had been part of the Kingdom of Italy when the Holy Roman Empire held dominion over the territory, and had gained its…

At the end of January, $5.25 million was handed out to teams of scientists attempting to reach the moon. The potential launch date for these private enterprises is December 2016 and if any of them succeed it will be the first private Earth…