In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of tea making back to the British.

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

Map showing the distribution of cholera in London and its environs ... a cuneiform inscription tablet of the ancient poem Gilgamesh and Aga (c. 1900-1600 BCE), which recounts the story of the first ...

Colonialism’s legacy Colonial governments invested in infrastructure and trade and disseminated medical and technological knowledge.

In 1822, freed Black Americans began resettling in a colony on the west coast of Africa. But the idea was controversial: Was ...

Island in the southern Pacific is one of the most geographically isolated places on Earth, but socially and culturally its ...

In a first, the Israel Defense Forces has apologised for posting an incorrect map of India - which "fails to precisely depict borders", i.e., the image wrongly showed Jammu and Kashmir as ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill banning cellphone use at school, the latest in a trend growing nationally and worldwide.

China has evacuated more than 1,600 citizens from Iran and hundreds more from Israel, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, as evacuees clog border crossings amid the ...

Maps show the Iranian sites Israel targeted with airstrikes Friday, including a key nuclear facility in Natanz.

State Sen. Michael Testa recently introduced a pair of bills in Trenton. The second would address the ownership of land ...

Colonial Williamsburg is ranked #1 out of 8 things to do in Williamsburg. See pictures and our review of Colonial Williamsburg.