All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Over the last 20 years, genetic research has changed dramatically. An explosion of genomic data has reshaped how we ...

Mapungubwe is set hard against the northern border of South Africa, joining Zimbabwe and Botswana ... the largest kingdom in the sub-continent before it was abandoned in the 14th century. What ...

In the leafy Singapore suburb of Tanglin, over the road from the British High Commission and the US embassy, and a block away from the Botanic Gardens, Interpol’s innovation centre is where law ...

The Hôtel de la Marine is taking part in the 21st Nuit des Musées in Paris. An opportunity to discover this sublime historic ...

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.

Some call it “dark tourism”. American wit and travel author PJ O’Rourke dubbed it “holidays in hell”. Visiting places of ...

In “A Training School for Elephants,” Sophy Roberts revisits an especially bizarre episode from the exploitation of Africa.

She has a PhD in Victorian domestic murder and an obsessive interest in the weirder elements of nineteenth-century life ... winners will be announced on May 14th before being published online ...

The Kongo Mosque, that is believed to date back to the 14th century, is believed to be one of the oldest mosques in East Africa, having been used by Persians and a key entry point for trade. Its coral ...

A century later, Black men’s attire carried ... tactics against African Americans to repeal the effects of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. Black men who exercised the right to vote ...