The story of Laika, the first dog in space, feels like the beginning of an inspirational biopic. She began as a stray in Moscow and was lovingly given the name Kudryavka(Russian for "little curly one" ...

Cutting-edge ROVs and ocean-mapping drones helped to find and identify the long-lost wreck of the World War II-era Japanese destroyer Teruzuki, rewriting history in the process. Jesse Orrall ...

NASA’s online history series “Why We Explore” will continue, Friday, Oct. 29th on the NASA web portal. NASA introduced the online essay series on Oct. 1. As NASA prepares to journey to the moon, Mars ...

For over 50 years, Cornell has made astronomical contributions in the ongoing efforts to explore and understand the mysterious inner workings of Earth’s rust-colored neighbor, Mars. In honor of these ...

Fridjof Nansen's ship Fram trapped in Arctic ice while on Polar expedition Source: Print by Fridjof Nansen, by permission from owner George Michelsen Foy The history of scientific discovery affords a ...

Register for 2027 at tours@newscientist.com and we will contact you with confirmed tour details, including dates and prices, when available. Take off on a quest through the past, present and future of ...

Some basic facts about China -- Those who came by three Silk Roads -- China's first contacts with the West -- The legacy of Marco Polo -- Jesuits in China -- Prized goods from China -- Early Western ...