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A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

Central and Eastern European countries are missing April showers, creating possible trouble for supply chains and farmers.

A Newsweek-created graphic shows the various travel advisories currently in place across Africa, including the no-go zones.

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The Bedmap3 from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the most detailed depiction ever captured of the southernmost ...

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