The Imago Mundi, the world's oldest map, has been re-examined by scientists who now claim it shows the exact location of Noah ...

The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...

The releases of the hostages and around 200 prisoners were the second exchange as part of the cease-fire deal in Gaza. Israel said the four hostages, all women, were back in the country. President ...

More than a billion people across the world depend on wetlands for their livelihoods – that’s about one in eight people on Earth. The theme for World Wetlands Day is “Wetlands and human ...

Armandine (seen above) died in 2020, and now prosecutors in the southern city of Montpellier are calling for a life sentence to be handed to her depraved mother, Sandrine Pissarra. The mother-of ...

January 21, 2025 • A fragile ceasefire has been in place in Gaza since Sunday, bringing an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas at least temporarily. Some Palestinians are feeling safe ...

Southern states like Florida, Texas, and Tennessee are grappling with a historic winter storm that has brought ...

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