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A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...
The exhibit is the second addition to the RBCM that highlights Chinese Canadian histories this month. On April 3, a new ...
Loneliness has typically been associated with seniors, as they grow less social the older they get. However, in the US, it’s not the elderly who experience the highest rates of loneliness - it ...
April 27 is Moehanga Day, the anniversary of the day in 1806 when Ngāpuhi warrior Moehanga became the first Māori to visit ...
A map shows where Spain's seven main languages are spoken. While Spanish is the official language of the country, some regions have their own respective dialects. Spanish is spoken nationwide ...
For roughly 750 years, the College of Cardinals has chosen popes at closed conclaves where participants are locked in and completely cut off from the outside world. Every cardinal and anyone else ...
Imagine standing atop a rugged mountain range, gazing at an ancient landscape that whispers stories older than any nation. Now, picture looking at a map and realizing the names you see—those neat, ...
The U.S. National Team is 150 days away from the 2025 World Championships in Shanghai, China, on September 21-28. With the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics behind us, the U.S. National Team looks forward ...
Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provides a cartographic perspective on current events, geopolitics, and history from the Caucasus to the Carolinas. Subscribers ...
On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...
Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...
These scenes from the Way of the Cross have provided inspiration for many of the world's greatest works of visual art. During Lent or Holy Week most parishes have a service of Stations at least once.