Three primary types of maps existed during the Renaissance: nautical maps, world maps, and those derived from Ptolemy’s Geography. While nautical maps were primarily used for navigation, world maps ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is a cutting-edge telescope that captures the light from millions of galaxies ...

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy sparked a revolution in scientists’ understanding of the origins of ...

Researchers have discovered evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history. The writing was etched onto clay cylinders discovered during a dig at an ancient Syrian city.

The kingdom, which has been accused of trying to “sportswash” its human rights record, hosted the WTA Finals, part of its unstoppable advance into the world of sports. Shohei Ohtani, ...

Two previously unknown Neolithic stone circles have been found in England, and they may have been part of a "sacred arc," an ...

Excavations at the site continued, but it wasn’t until six years later that the lost head was discovered. One year into the Future Heritage Project, archaeologists discovered th ...

The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention. All States that are Parties to the Convention are represented at the COP, at which they review the implementation of the Convention and ...

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