A recent study published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa explores new historical evidence of one of pre-colonial ...

In our roundup of travel stories this week: a man recreates his father’s round-the-world bicycle trip, a luxury yacht that turned out to be a mold-covered wreck, plus the ancient Roman city 10 times ...

Now popping up in upscale restaurants, the carb-loaded national dish recently earned a spot on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage ...

The fall of “El Mencho”, accounts of how dozens of Mexican families lived through one of the “most terrifying” nights in years.

His life hiding in the forest belied the fact that he was one of Mexico’s richest men. Such discipline kept El Mencho — a former police officer turned hit man whose legal name was Rubén Oseguera ...

The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day ...

Meet the women who defied the odds, pushed boundaries and paved the way for generations to come. Harriet Tubman. Rosa Parks. Ketanji Brown Jackson. Simone Biles. These are just a handful of the many ...

Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening ...

After the second world war, Soviet intervention transformed China’s Communist Party from a battered, marginalised guerrilla force into a heavily armed military machine. Read histories approved by the ...

An ancient climate event 4,200 years ago produced disruptions leading to the decline of major societies, offering warnings for the future.