All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Just six years later, an expedition led by Francisco de Ulloa proved California was connected to the mainland—but the landmass was still erroneously depicted as an island on many maps for a few ...

In the southern Arizona desert, a fragment of forgotten history has emerged from the dust: a bronze cannon, silent for nearly ...

In 1525, Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés passed within a few ... but the first official expedition to the ruin wasn’t until 1848. Even “Tikal” is a relatively recent name, derived ...

Danish adventurer Thor Pedersen set himself the task of visiting every country in the world in one unbroken journey without ...

Promoting the chinampa as an inspiration for eco-friendly design was an obvious choice for the biennale, team members said.

Perhaps to be rid of him from being an annoyance at court, Columbus was allowed to make a fourth and final voyage of discovery ... World — especially from Hernando Cortes’ conquest of the ...

An extraordinary 3,500 km journey undertaken by an Olive Ridley turtle from Odisha to Maharashtra's Guhagar beach has upended long-standing assumptions about the species' migration patterns ...

However, Swann Galleries canceled the auction of Cortes' plotting house and the outcome of the inquiries has forced the Mexican police and the U.S. National Bureau of Investigation (HSI) to open an ...