Notes: In this essay, James Kences recounts the explorations of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485 to 1528), who led his expeditions in service of King Francis I of France. As he sailed ...

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said European explorers "ushered in a wave of devastation for tribal nations — perpetrating violence, stealing land and spreading disease." Harris made the remarks in ...

Let me start with the takeaway: “Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War” is a tour de force, so much so that it’s almost impossible to ...

Representatives from the UK and other European political, industrial and scientific sectors, together with members of the general public are helping to shape the future direction of space exploration.

Not only is the black swan important for many Aboriginal people, it was also a potent symbol within the European imagination — 1500 years before Europeans knew it existed.

A European company that seeks to develop orbital spacecraft for cargo, and eventually humans, took a step forward this week with a test flight that saw its Mission Possible vehicle power up and fly ...

From left to right: Moderator Hussain Bokhari (Northern Sky Research), Bernhard Hufenbach (ESA), Laura Todd (Airbus), Andrew Haslehurst (SSTL) and Bernard Foing (ILEWG) on a panel on lunar ...