Once upon a time, the world map looked very different. Borders shifted, empires rose and fell, and some countries simply ...

The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate. Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

Wally Lamb’s Favorite Books: The author’s go-to classic is by Joseph Campbell, and he admires “Brothers and Keepers” and “The ...

Embark on a whirlwind tour of 195 countries in just 22 minutes, discovering fascinating facts, curious records, and surprising stories from every corner of the globe! From the birth of humanity in ...