By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is on a historic visit to South Africa, signalling a dramatic improvement in the ...

In “A Training School for Elephants,” Sophy Roberts revisits an especially bizarre episode from the exploitation of Africa.

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His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

We're changing that narrative and putting African craftsmanship on the map for luxury fashion.” Adepoju is among 30 other ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

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A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...