Starting in the 15th century, Portugal began exploring the African coast searching for a shorter route for trade with Asia. Not to be outdone, Spain sponsored Columbus’ voyage due west and discovered ...

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced a major push to regularise unauthorised colonies in Delhi and simplify construction ...

Naked mole-rats — with their subterranean societies made up of a single breeding pair and an army of workers — seem like mammals trying their hardest to live like insects. Nearly 300 of the bald, ...

They’ve been a presence on the Canadian Prairies for generations, communities steeped in religion, farming and a culture harkening back centuries to their European roots. But after years of hard-won ...

Tobacco being loaded onto ships in the James River, Virginia, circa 1661. Money, or the lack thereof, was a persistent problem in colonial America. The colonists were under the control of Great ...