The copy of "Harmonia Macrocosmica" dates back to the 17th century and includes ancient theories of the universe ...

After a critically acclaimed six-season run, Vikings concluded yet fans still go back and rewatch the series, leading to multiple questions about plenty of things, including the Vikings show map.

Nestled in the remote valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains, the Kalasha people represent one of Pakistan's last remaining ...

The largest survey of our universe ever conducted suggests that it closely matches the model most favored by cosmologists. It ...

The final boss of Upper Blackrock Spire was a centaur-dragon sort of guy called General Drakkisath. He was a big bruiser who ...

Vertigo Releasing has acquired U.K. and Ireland distribution rights to “The Kingdom,” directed by Corsican filmmaker Julien Colonna. The organized crime thriller and coming-of-age drama is set ...

In Kashmir, local bakeries churn out roughly 10 kinds of bread a day, each with its own peculiar ritual and time of day to be ...

Historians have decoded inscriptions on an ancient tablet that is believed to be the oldest surviving map of the world. Reading the Babylonian relic, which includes a circular map accompanied by text ...

Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ...

French plastic surgeon Olivier Gerbault, known as the “nose maestro,” has been suspended for two years following accusations of botched surgeries. Multiple patients allege that Gerbault, who ...

The kingdom, which has been accused of trying to “sportswash” its human rights record, hosted the WTA Finals, part of its unstoppable advance into the world of sports. Shohei Ohtani, ...

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