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Marco Polo: Facts, Biography & Travels
The travels of Marco Polo from Venice to Asia opened up a whole new world to Europeans.
Amelia Earhart: Biography & Disappearance
Amelia Earhart's disappearance during an attempt to fly around the world remains a mystery, but recent expeditions may have found clues to her fate.
Captain Cook's Notes Describe Now-Vanishing Arctic Ice Wall
Explorer's meticulous records describing the icy Arctic centuries ago have modern-day value, as a resource for scientists studying climate change.
25 grisly archaeological discoveries
From decapitated gladiators and vampire burials to ancient toothy tumors and a mummified lung, Live Science has gathered 25 archeological discoveries that give us the creeps.
80 Years Later, Polar Explorer's Sunken Ship Floats Again
For the first time in more than 80 years, the Maud is floating above the sea surface.
Vasco da Gama: Facts & Biography
The Portuguese explorer opened up a direct route to India around the Cape of Good Hope.
Sunken Pirate Ship from Explorer Vasco da Gama's Fleet Discovered
A sunken ship from Vasco da Gama's fleet has been found off the coast of present-day Oman.
