A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

Simon Park, who teaches Portuguese history and literature at Oxford University, aims to recast the early period of European exploration as a story of disasters rather than successes. His target is ...

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For Mary Ann Whitley, who wrote the book "Ohio Tales of the Titanic," the Buckeye State's connection to the Titanic runs deep.

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.

Season with Rock Egg Spoon by Noah Diaz, a modern American epic about privilege, sadness, and giving credit where credit is due. Learn more!

It was the culmination of a long-awaited dream and a cause for great celebration when Port Canaveral officially was dedicated ...

the ship used by Christopher Columbus. Alamy For four centuries, Spain’s prodigious naval power built an empire that stretched around the globe. But not every military or merchant voyage ended well.

Despite its backdrop of thigh-straining hills, Madeira’s coast-hugging capital is pleasingly walkable. Settled by Portuguese ...