Sven Beckert has spent nearly a decade trying to understand the 1,000-year-old thing that capitalism is. "This is a ...

A global journey through cities beginning with the letter “A,” showcasing iconic capitals, historic ports, cultural hubs, and ...

What we know today as the North and Baltic seas looked a whole lot different thousands of years ago (8,000 to 6,000 BCE to be exact), where there were vast plains. Of course, this meant ancient human ...

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In a world marked by globalization and cultural standardization, some people continue to preserve a strong and ancient spirituality. Bangkok, the capital ...

This early history of the Maya peoples in Mesoamerica details the art and architecture of the Preclassic period, more than ...

Did the Trojan War really happen? Scholars continue to debate this, but establishing the true chronology of the legend might be the solution.

The set of 349 gems, returned to India after more than a century, connects the grandeur of ancient Buddhist heritage with the ...

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla carried the Dharohar Deck to the International Space Station, a bridge between Earth's ...

A vibrant ship-building industry thrived both in Gujarat and in the Andhra region and these vessels could travel both to the ...

From Big Sur to the Great Wall of China, these picturesque races will inspire globetrotters to lace up and run 26.2 miles.

Many people find themselves steeped in the stories of U.S. Olympic athletes every two years. As a collections management specialist at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Katherine Latona spends ...