Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, sponsored by Spain, mistakenly led him to the Americas instead of Asia. This initiated ...

A 4,200-year-old silver cup reveals the earliest known cosmological map, predating Babylonian creation texts by more than ...

A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.

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Ukraine faces a major draft-evasion problem, but no place is quite like Vylkove, a Danube River town where men of draft age ...

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.

Mamdani promised to bring New York City into an age of "relentless improvement" as he claimed victory in the mayoral race ...

The acclaimed filmmaker’s PBS documentary is a captivating look at the fear, risk and courage that forged a country ...

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This traditional seaside town clearly appeals to retirees, but there’s still plenty here to keep younger visitors entertained ...

Now archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed evidence of a major Early Bronze Age upheaval at an ancient cult shrine complex. University of Copenhagen archaeologists have been digging at the ...