The debate about Earth’s shape dates back to ancient civilization, according to scientists like Dr. James Garvin. The Greeks and Egyptians documented evidence of the world’s roundness. And this ...

Latin Americans mourned the death of Pope Francis, who was from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Revelers in Panama City marked Good ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

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Its epicenter was some 40 kilometers southwest of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.

"These early images of Donaldjohanson are again showing the tremendous capabilities of the Lucy spacecraft as an engine of discovery." ...

Google Maps varies across countries—discover how features, navigation, and local data differ in different parts of the world.

Odd cartographic creations like ‘Fool’s Cap Map of the World,’ ‘Leo Belgicus,’ and ‘The Porcineograph’ make the classic ...

The Memory of the World Register, established by UNESCO in 1992, recognizes documentary heritage of exceptional value.

UNESCO today added 74 new documentary heritage collections to its Memory of the World Register, bringing the total number of inscribed collections to ...

Two ancient Indian texts — the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, dated to the 1st century, and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra, a 5th-century ...