On April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson stood atop the world with Robert Peary as co-discoverer of the North Pole. When Henson descended from the frigid north his reception was distinctly cool, even in ...

When the likes of Robert Peary and Matthew Henson explored Earth’s North Pole, they did so by land. If any would-be explorers plan to do the same on Mars, though, they might need to do a bit of ...

Matthew Henson had two helpers called Ootah and Seeglo ... I think Peary is taking the picture, at the North Pole, which, again, moved about and they were the first explorers to get there.