With the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century, came the first wave of technology to transform the economic system. In the centuries that followed were further ...

Often called Africa's Venice, Makoko is a sprawling stilt community on the Lagos waterfront. But like many of the city's waterfront neighborhoods, it faces mass evictions in the name of development.

It’s home to what may be currently one of the hottest cottages in North America. But Muskoka’s glacier-carved lakes and small ...

It used to be that winter time was harvest season on the Zumbro River. Starting as early as December, blocks of ice were cut — “harvested” — from the frozen river and stored in large ice houses. The ...

This week, Muslims around the world are getting ready for the start of Ramadan. In Morocco, the announcement from the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs is still awaited. While some countries have ...

Today, our Nation celebrates the 217th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln—one of the most legendary leaders in American history whose fearless leadership in the Civil War saved our Nation from ...

In “Train Dreams,” audiences accompany logger Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton) as he falls in love, faces devastating losses and fells countless massive trees in the heavy mist of the early 20th ...

Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants Sam Vong, PhD In 2005, Antonio Somera, a Filipino American member of the Legionarios del ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Standing in the middle of a field, we can easily forget that we live on a round planet. We’re so small in comparison to the Earth that ...

In the trailer for The Testament of Ann Lee—the Amanda Seyfried drama in theaters now—you’ll see much of what you might expect from a film about early American religion. There’s spirited devotional ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Theatrical revues popular in the early 20th century, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your ...

Fort McHenry closed early Tuesday after construction crews uncovered an unexploded 19th-century cannonball buried underground, city officials said. The Baltimore Police bomb squad responded to the ...