What Christopher Columbus did for America, Captain James Cook did for the Pacific—with all the baggage that entails. A restless explorer who didn’t know when to stop, Cook paid a high price for his ...

A coastal village once stood on stilts on a Bering Sea island, until its residents were forced to move to the mainland of ...

In this essay, SFI Professor Cris Moore reviews Miller Scholar Andrea Wulf's latest book, The Traveler. Like her previous ...

Among the ubiquitous plates, tea towels and boomerangs sent to the Museum of Contemporary Art is a rare artefact: an Australian explorer board game by the long-defunct manufacturer Murfett Games. Its ...

“The seller found it at auction in the UK at the beginning of the year. He thought it looked important and ended up buying it for less than £100, so he's made quite a good return,” Luke Hobbs, Woolley ...

Patrick Radden Keefe, Ben Macintyre and the Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins are among the 13 authors selected for the nonfiction award ...

Ready for more trivia? Test how well you know August 25 in history, plus more questions.

As a decision on the Oxfordshire version of the historical theme park Puy du Fou nears, an Oxford Mail reporter reviewed the ...

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story isn’t exactly heralded for its historical accuracy. But if there’s one thing it gets ...

James Cook got a new contract last year and backed it up by leading the NFL is rushing. Now, he’s underpaid. The Buffalo Bills gave Cook a $46 million, four-year deal that’s a bargain compared to the ...

A road opener in Houston is nobody’s idea of a soft landing, yet Cook still sits fourth among running backs in PFN’s Week 1 rankings. He racked up 116 yards and a score on the ground the last time ...

Bills star James Cook has the chance to distinguish himself from the other elite running backs in the NFL next season with a rise in big plays.