The magnetized needle of a conventional compass wants to align with Earth’s magnetic field—helpful, unless you’re near the ...

In 1847, Sir John Franklin and a crew of 128 men disappeared without a trace while searching for the Northwest Passage, a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 175 years later, a team ...

HOUSTON -- While ships like the Mayflower, Titanic, and Santa Maria are commonly remembered, few can name even one of the estimated 12,000 vessels that carried enslaved Africans across the Middle ...

Nat Geo Explorer Tara Roberts quit her job, learned to dive, and now helps discover the underwater wrecks of slave ships around the world with an incredible group of Black conservationists. National ...

A former NFL cheerleader who’s spent the past 25 years as an explorer for National Geographic will open the Des Moines Civic Center‘s “Explorer Series” next week. Mireya Mayor travels to some of the ...

Tara Roberts, National Geographic explorer in residence, will share her experiences and insights with an audience in a May 13 public appearance at the Culinary Institute of America’s Copia campus In ...