Though geographically inaccurate, it was one of the first maps to include details such as mountains, rivers, islands, and other countries. In 150 AD, a Greek scholar named Claudius Ptolemy combined ...
While it seems like the present-day map has remained unchanged for a long time, quite a few countries actually date back less than a few short decades. From the fall of the Soviet Union to ...
In the 1970s, scientists from several countries proposed to reconstruct, one by one, all the neurons in the brain as they appear under an electron microscope. They started with a small worm.
Sultan Kösen, who hails from Turkey, is nearly 8 feet 3 inches tall and may be the tallest person on the planet. Despite his impressive stature, his country isn't among those with the tallest ...
Three of the countries that picked a female leader in 2024 – North Macedonia, Namibia and Mexico – did so for the first time in their nation’s history. In the post-World War II period ...
U.S. Enters a New Political Era, Defined by Donald Trump The presidential race in 2012 ended a pattern in U.S. politics, which has since become characterized by Mr. Trump’s populism, a Times ...