National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek's walks through the countryside of Japan have been unexpectedly lonely. That's ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international ...

After delaying an earlier ultimatum, the European Union has passed a new sanctions package against Russia. The sanctions come ...

The goal of the law, nicknamed the Evictions Express, is to allow property owners with illegal tenants to get them out within ...

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Alaa Hassan was 25 years old when the uprisings against Bashar al-Assad began in Syria. He was part of the movement that grew ...

Summer is in full swing in India, and many cities are experiencing scorching heat, fueled in part by climate change. And in ...

Turkish officials say they’ve caught Chinese intelligence using fake cell phone towers to eavesdrop on Uyghurs and the ...

When Spain went dark for a day, on April 30, the tiny village of San Vicente del Monte went about business as usual. The town maintained power because of an experimental lithium battery that many ...

People are meeting at “climate cafés” to talk about how climate change is impacting their lives and their feelings around it.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. A temporary restraining order now stops the government from pulling ...

Yury Grigorovich has been described as one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century. He was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995, which he is said to have led with ...