Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage, sponsored by Spain, mistakenly led him to the Americas instead of Asia. This initiated the Columbian Exchange, a v ...

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Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

In the rugged mountains where the Hindu Kush meets the plains of the subcontinent, a faint but firm line still shapes the ...

The Corinthian helmet, circa 650-600 B.C., has a rounded top with small openings for the eyes and a distinctive nose-piece. Historian Herodotus mentions the helmet as a defining equipment of the ...

When Mirabai Chanu walked onto the platform at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships, she wasn’t just lifting iron — she ...