The Polynesians’ epic voyages of exploration and colonization across the Pacific are one of humanity’s most impressive accomplishments (even if the local bird life wasn’t likely to have enjoyed it).

The recent visit to Hampton Roads by the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule’a was just one of myriad port calls during the vessel’s three-year, 54,000-mile circumnavigation of Earth. The story of how it ...

FAMED for their epic navigational feats, the Polynesians may have sailed a lot farther than anyone suspected. Two researchers have found limited but intriguing evidence that suggests these mariners ...