From the rise of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCE to the vast dominion of Darius and Xerxes, the First Persian ...

After a 20-year search, a daring archaeologist may have cracked one of history's greatest mysteries. New discoveries in an ancient temple—a sunken harbor, secret tunnels, and coins with her famous ...

This year marks 200 years since the world’s first photograph, a simple courtyard scene captured by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce at his estate in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, Burgundy.

Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.

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The Hubble Space Telescope releases striking images of a distant star exploding some 20,000 light years from Earth, capturing ...

EYES to the skies, stargazers! There are three total solar eclipses coming up in as many years – including an extra special one. We’re not far from what some call the “eclipse of the ...

Enlargement may look pretty on paper, but BRICS needs ground rules, enforcement, and even just a common message.

More than sixty years after political independence swept across Africa, the continent must confront a deeply uncomfortable ...

Forward Sadio Mane looks to help inspire Senegal to glory against host nation Morocco after the 33-year-old said this will be his "last Afcon final".

American endurance walker Eddie Bond opens up about his journey from Cape Agulhas to Cairo after 102 days, covering close to ...

South Africa’s government is facing backlash from the US and from within its own administration for hosting Iran’s navy.